> It's a good list and these points are indeed very bad signals. When you break it down most points fall under the category of basic professional courtesy and i

> It's a good list and these points are indeed very bad signals. When you break it down most points fall under the category of basic professional courtesy and it's shocking how rare that is. Most people that I interview and give prompt and honest feedback really appreciate it. You do have to deal with the occasional rude response however - it's the cost of being a professional. This is very true. Interviewing is critical for basically every company, but the actual interview process sucks for the employee who actually is doing it. A lot of companies, and startups especially, don't have the discipline or foresight to realize this and instill in their employees that professional courtesy is important, even if the actual interviewing process is annoying and that professional courtesy is likely to be "wasted" on somebody you won't hire. But I do think it is a useful (bad) signal, because a company that doesn't have the foresight to create a decent interview experience probably is dropping the ball in other critical areas and should be avoided.