I've done a lot of interviews and the reasons are: 1. They dont want to hurt the interviewees feelings. 2. They want the interviewee to feel good about the co

I've done a lot of interviews and the reasons are: 1. They dont want to hurt the interviewees feelings. 2. They want the interviewee to feel good about the company even if they didnt get the job. (Marketing?) 3. There might be legal reasons. But one thing I advise now is to ALWAYS ask for feedback. You can do this by getting an interviewers email during the interview and emailing them after. Something of the form: --------------- Hi, Thank you very much for taking the time for interviewing me yesterday. I was notified that I wasnt a fit by HR. I was wondering if you could let me know: 1. Which questions I got wrong in the interview and what answers you were looking for? 2. What areas you feel I need to work on? (ie an open ended question which lets them give you any type of feedback) Regards, --------------- Asking for feedback is HARD. But nothing brings out more respect in me than someone who wants to know why they failed and who takes steps to fix those issues in the future.