If the answer is yes to one or more of these questions, you may be losing good candidates due to delays or indecision. To rectify this, shorten your hiring cycle, either by scheduling multiple interviews on one day, or by making your selection more quickly. The longer you take to make hiring decisions, the more time you give candidates to check out other opportunities. If hiring managers would simply look at job seekers as their customers, most of them would dramatically improve their capture rate. Rather than strike while the iron is hot, too many managers leave worthwhile candidates out in the cold.
Nothing turns off a job-seeker more than an interminable interview cycle.
What seems like extortion may actually be the going rate. If a salary compromise is necessary, try to reach an agreement before you make a formal offer. As soon as you know the offer will be accepted, go ahead and extend it. Job-seekers have a sixth sense regarding your sincerity, urgency and level of interest. It's never too late to make adjustments.