Why candidates don't join usually even after accepting the job offer ?

1.Current employer may counteroffer in an effort not to loose you

2.Candidate receives two additional offers with additional benefits to include medical, dental, etc.

3.Candidate wants to see their current market value as it relates to their current position and/or salary

4.Any personal reasons(Travel,environments,work hours,etc..) 

Rule of thumb- Always keeping your options open with 2-3 offers on the table. Weigh all your options and take the best offer possible including salary, benefits, and additional perks. Never burn bridges with your current employer regardless of your situation being bad, good, and/or in different. 

How many are too many interviews with one company?

No one can decide that but you, but realistically, how serious are they about hiring anyone if their process takes that long. Perhaps they are interviewing multiple other people or are looking for additional candidates, hence the need to delay. Hopefully not for your sake, but it would make sense. Whether you pull out of not, good luck! 

I've seen entry level positions have as many as five interviews and senior level positions have as few as one. So I would say the number of interviews varies for what seems to be no good reason. And in terms of the length of time between interviews, that seems a little odd, but I have heard of companies having a year long interview process. And I have worked with clients who months after sending a resume will ask to do an interview. On the other hand, it seems very unprofessional if an employer does not follow up with you. In the end though, only you can decide if the position is worth it.  

It's an interview and a connect. While I would not plan on an offer, your are making connections and who knows where that will lead. Do the interviews but keep looking.....  

They can't afford me......

In the employment industry, we come across “they can’t afford me” quite a lot. People describe their ideal employer as a “business owner who can afford to invest…”

Let's say an employer is offering $100k for a job - that's their budget and that's about what the market offers for that kind of job in that kind of industry in that kind of location. Let's say a candidate already makes $100k and wants at least $125k to change employers.

If you think you are worth $125k and the if job is a good fit and if you think you are good enough, negotiate a base salary of $100k with performance / contribution based-bonuses to enable you to make $125k.

Don't accept shares in the company instead of cash unless you are in a job where you can directly influence the company's share price. And, as we have seen, the share price of a company often has nothing to do with its financial performance - when the market as a whole goes down because investors are not confident enough to buy shares in anyone, the price of shares in companies with excellent financial results still suffer. Cash is king.

The importance of using keywords on a resume

To me a keyword 'section' shows you read the ad and can copy and paste. Sprinkle the keywords throughout your points and you have my attention, especially if they are in accomplishment statements. A machine may find the words, but I will be reading those filtered out.

The idea of a keyword section has been around for a few years so maybe you need to clarify when you say "....this new trend of having an actual keyword section...."

Job seekers should consider having more than one resume during their job search. A keyword section isn't necessary or appropriate if a candidate is sending their resume directly to me for a specific position. If a job seeker posts their resume on the job boards, a keyword section can be helpful since they are posting one resume that needs to be general enough for recruiters or Human Resources to understand what they offer. If a job seeker is posting their resume, they should familiarize themselves with boolean strings and understand how a recruiter or HR specialist might use boolean to find candidates. Five recruiters can search for an electrical engineer and come out with 5 different candidate pools when they search on job boards.

With all of this stated, I still advocate that a well written resume shouldn't need a keyword section and networking is the best way to find a new position. If applying to job postings, a candidate will want to write their cover letter for that specific post and they may want to move information around - bringing attention to particular sections.

If posting a resume to the job boards, a keyword section is wise since many companies think it is easy to go to the boards and find the perfect candidate. Companies let the new person do the searches and filter the resumes. Since we don't know who is filtering resumes, a keyword section is beneficial when putting it out their among the millions