C’mon! So, when HR manages to get real candidates, why do we have to go through 8 stage of interviews that take months? It’s humiliating.

You are a compliance candidate, to show that they follow the mandated process.

The real candidate has already been recommended by someone trusted on the team and is going through a much shortened version of the same process.

"Council staff dubbed the ‘Pink Ops’ allegedly promoted friends, NSW anti-corruption watchdog hears"

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/11/counc...