We conduct phone or Zoom interviews with several applicants.

Then we meet and discuss them, and we narrow down the list to those we wish to invite for an on site visit

The hiring decision was mine. I had a great HR person who screened applications, did phone interviews, and gave me the top three candidates. We almost always agreed on which one to hire, but she wanted me to make my decision before she told me her choice. Sometimes it was easy, but sometimes it was difficult. We were trying to be fair to all.

Because different interviewers are interested in certain answers at each level.

First, they want to know if you are what you say you are in your CV.

Second, they want to know if you have skills or experiences they are looking for.

Third, they want to see how you compare against all the other prospects that reached the 2nd stage.

If you are being interviewed initially by a DECISION MAKER or a major STAKEHOLDER, the screening process will be quicker, but it's not set up like that with large companies.

Edit: Depending on how sensitive the role is, a background check can be done.

Because when they went into outlook to schedule the interview they saw that all three people wanting to interview you were not available at the same time that week.

Also often in larger companies the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

They don't care if it is organized for you because they have a mindset that you are lucky to even be talked to. They only care if it suits them.

it's all a screening process. can you make it through [i]all[/i] the hoops is your first test(s)

To really make us jump through hoops and to see how much bs we are willing to go through to get the job I think

I think it should depend on the job if honest and what it entails
Weve had some really crap analyst's in but we do one interview so i asked whether it would be worth doing a aptitude test for part of it. But i think more so because a lot say they can use excel but they only know the autosum function lol

Whats the job?

Management have nothing else to do

You sound angry and unemployed.

Usually HR, then the hiring managers review applicants, interview and might interview again to get a final list. Everything moves you up or down the list 📃

They're just doing it to spin their wheels and get a paycheck cuz they'll never find the purple squirrel.......

Sometimes things make to much sense to actully do.

Depends on the job and team you are getting hired

they like to torture people

Every person involved with your potential position all have unique views on what it takes to perform it, they want to know how efficiently you can do it with minimal effort and supervision.