Hey everyone, it's the author here! Many of you have made an inaccurate assumption about something that I should have clarified in the article.
As a hiring manager you do cold out reach and meet people well before they are ready to look for a new job. You build a relationship over time so that when they are ready for a new job they reach out to you. That's what happened in this case.
I appreciate the feedback that I was not clear about that. I agree with you all that spending months actually interviewing is horrendous and unfair.
Let me know if you have more questions or thoughts!
Not sure that solves the same problem (but I'd love to hear how you recommend I use it if it's better :D).
The scenario I built Peep for is when I have a long chain (either internal or with a client) there's often a ton of information built up. I wanted a way to turn a thread into an artifact which is easy to ready and share.
As a hiring manager you do cold out reach and meet people well before they are ready to look for a new job. You build a relationship over time so that when they are ready for a new job they reach out to you. That's what happened in this case.
I appreciate the feedback that I was not clear about that. I agree with you all that spending months actually interviewing is horrendous and unfair.
Let me know if you have more questions or thoughts!