&gt; Is this behavior wide-spread?<p>Yes, it&#x27;s a universal problem and more often than not, the bigger the company-- the worse they are.<p>In recruiting circles, &quot;candidate experience&quot; is a perennial topic. The Bigger Take-Away, HR doesn&#x27;t belong in the hiring business. It seems counter-intuitive, isn&#x27;t that what HR is supposed to do?<p>Consider that instantly you understood how this reflected poorly on your company&#x27;s relationships with the Dev Community.  HR doesn&#x27;t care about that, they don&#x27;t hang with those people.  More importantly, there&#x27;s a negative impact on the bottom line.  And if you can&#x27;t ship by deadline because you&#x27;re under-resourced, that impacts your bonus.  Shoulder shrug from the HR flunkies, they get paid the same no matter what.