Absolutely hate it when HR says: "You'll be told about the outcome of this interview in the next two weeks".

What about putting in place a more stringent timeline for recruitment processes at your company?

What the fuck am I supposed to do for two bloody weeks?

find others so u can have multiple companies fight over u?

Well from a guy doing online interviews two weeks is a bit long. I usually know if somebody is qualified before I even talk to them but I look more for the developer mindset which is why I still talk to everyone. but apply for other jobs, if you wait two weeks and they don't hire you you wasted two weeks doing nothing. there's nothing wrong with having multiple jobs lined up

It's amazing how much time you can lose to internet porn.

@RevThwack as opposed to irl porn?

@jckimble the difference is probably that you can hire anyone that fits, and in OP's case they're probably filling 1 position and waiting for other interviews to make sure they get the best person.

Not saying it's cool or nice, but I can see why they'd not give the results immediately.

@luc- not really I'm looking for someone that has angular, rest api, and php experience along with the mentality of "if you think it you can create it" not many devs have that frame of mind cause the way alot of devs are taught. so I'm pretty much looking for the 0.001% of devs that could build a multi-billion dollar company up from scratch with the right motivation and leadership. chances are google/facebook/apple would find them before I do but there's a chance I might find one like me that wants part in creating a full developer ecosystem.

I can see why they do it myself, just saying two weeks is too long. ideally the top 10-15 candidates should be interviewed which at talking to 4-5 a day shouldn't take more than 3-4 days

I feel you man. I'm still waiting.. At about 5 weeks now. They did they will let all applicants know the outcome so I'm just like ffs let me know so I can figure out where the hell I'm moving

I get that two weeks sounds like a long time when you're looking for a job but you could also just be one of the first interviewed ones and if there are 10 candidates scheduling them might just take that long.

From perspective of having hired people to a larger company:
The "you'll hear back in …" timeline is typically the one when everyone who were interviewed hears back. You don't want to give too precise one since there maybe delays out of your control. It's also easier to tell everyone at the same time to make sure you don't miss anyone.
Person who gets an offer typically hears back earlier, and the timeline includes a buffer for negotiations and making an offer for secondary candidate (maybe candidate #1 took an offer somewhere else while waiting for my answer).
The timelines also aren't often arbitrary, but dependant of the work schedule (since you typically still need to do the normal work stuff as well and not just interview).