An underappreciated and underpracticed-in-tech part of the hiring loop: candidates should come away from it, regardless of the outcome, willing to talk you up to their friends/coworkers/etc.
Every engineer you talk to will talk to somewhere between 20 and 100 engineers in the next year. What do you want them to say about you? "Oh yeah, I interviewed there once. My interviewer showed up twenty minutes late, butchered my first name, and then ghosted me."
There's a lot of nuance and complexity into how to deliver an amazing experience, much like there is in product-land, but so, so much of the industry would benefit from just repeatedly showing baseline competence on logistics and professional demeanor.
Something I make sure I say to any candidate, regardless of seniority, stage of process, perceived likelihood of being hired, etc:
"I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me. You've got great options and will go on to do great things. I'm honored you would consider us."
"I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me. You've got great options and will go on to do great things. I'm honored you would consider us."
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