Comment by tavavex

I don't mean that you're literally allowed to run interviews for years. I mean that companies can, if they choose to, interview people indefinitely until they find a suitable candidate. The company won't collapse if they don't find an employee by the deadline, it's not imperative to their existence, it's just a nice to have, a goal. Maybe some project or initiative doesn't pan out or gets pushed back if no one gets hired, but the impact of all that seems rather limited. On the other hand, my existence is fully contingent on finding a job, and if I overrun the deadline I have to find a place to work, I won't be able to eat and pay rent. My time limit is existential, their time limit is artificial and fully in the realm of planning.