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This gets right to the heart of the issue, IMHO. Hiring has become such a litigation-prone process that companies are now incentivized to leak as little inform

This gets right to the heart of the issue, IMHO. Hiring has become such a litigation-prone process that companies are now incentivized to leak as little information as possible. It's sad because nobody wins -- companies get sued for petty nothings, candidates who have been wronged have no recourse, and candidates aren't given the feedback they need to improve themselves. Our startup isn't hiring yet, but I must confess this kind of thing has me worried...

EliRivers 8y ago
Hiring has become such a litigation-prone Where? I've never seen anyone sue a company for not hiring them, and no company I've ever worked at has been sued for not hiring someone. If it was litigation-prone, I'd expect to see some litigation. I don't work in the US; maybe this is a weird US thing? Maybe people who do work in the US can give us some numbers? What proportion of companies one has worked for have been sued for not hiring someone? Or in a given year, what proportion of rejected interview candidates come back to sue the company?
- btilly 8y ago
  It is a weird US thing, and nobody can give you numbers because the existence and outcome of these lawsuits is never talked about (most are settled out of court). But talk to anyone in HR and you'll hear, "The stories that I've seen, if only I could tell you!"
  - EliRivers 8y ago
    So are they real? No numbers, no talking about it, just people in HR saying "No no, I promise you, they are real!" If everyone is so cautious about hiring for fear of litigation, do they still happen? Since everyone is so cautious.
    - btilly 8y ago
      They are real. In some organizations more frequently than others. Anecdotally, call centers seem to be a particularly good source of interesting HR lawsuits.
- pvaldes 8y ago
  > I've never seen anyone sue a company for not hiring them http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6067331/Swedish-Muslim-woman-refused-handshake-job-interview-wins-discrimination-case.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6067331/Swedish-Musl...
  - EliRivers 8y ago
    Well, now I've seen one. Such a big deal that it made a national newspaper. That suggests it's not very common.

EliRivers 8y ago

Hiring has become such a litigation-prone Where? I've never seen anyone sue a company for not hiring them, and no company I've ever worked at has been sued for not hiring someone. If it was litigation-prone, I'd expect to see some litigation. I don't work in the US; maybe this is a weird US thing? Maybe people who do work in the US can give us some numbers? What proportion of companies one has worked for have been sued for not hiring someone? Or in a given year, what proportion of rejected interview candidates come back to sue the company?

btilly 8y ago
It is a weird US thing, and nobody can give you numbers because the existence and outcome of these lawsuits is never talked about (most are settled out of court). But talk to anyone in HR and you'll hear, "The stories that I've seen, if only I could tell you!"
- EliRivers 8y ago
  So are they real? No numbers, no talking about it, just people in HR saying "No no, I promise you, they are real!" If everyone is so cautious about hiring for fear of litigation, do they still happen? Since everyone is so cautious.
  - btilly 8y ago
    They are real. In some organizations more frequently than others. Anecdotally, call centers seem to be a particularly good source of interesting HR lawsuits.
pvaldes 8y ago
> I've never seen anyone sue a company for not hiring them http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6067331/Swedish-Muslim-woman-refused-handshake-job-interview-wins-discrimination-case.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6067331/Swedish-Musl...
- EliRivers 8y ago
  Well, now I've seen one. Such a big deal that it made a national newspaper. That suggests it's not very common.