Employers - Be ready to hire when you put that job listing up. Don't expect to go through three rounds of interviews a week apart and then leave a candidate hanging for another couple of weeks while everyone tries to find a time to make the decision. That great candidate will have accepted another job offer long before you've even discussed the results of the interviews.

Too many companies treat hiring as a chore and consider that they're doing a favor to candidates by allowing them to interview. In this market they can't sit on their hands when it comes to hiring. Make it a priority to interview and then make an offer to the candidate you want. Because while you're dithering another company has snagged them.