Better Way Devs

After a candidate interview, most companies think the ball is in their court.
It is, but not for long.

The candidate is still in your process, but they're also talking to other companies and getting other offers. Every day without feedback is a day they're deciding what your silence means.

The best engineers don't have to wait for an answer. And they won't.

One habit we see consistently in the companies that hire well: they block 30 minutes within 48 hours of an interview to give feedback. That small commitment keeps the best candidates in the process.

What does your feedback turnaround usually look like?

Not every first round of candidates hits the mark — and that's okay.

Requirements shift. Teams have conversations mid-process that change what they're really looking for. When that happens, the right move is to stop, realign, and start sourcing from a cleaner brief.

Every round of feedback moves the search forward. The hires that work out are rarely the result of a perfect process, they're the result of both sides staying honest and adjusting fast enough to get it right.