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Most people take feedback very poorly, so if you do provide someone with reason on why they weren't qualified they may read it in a very negative light. Saying
by sct202 8y ago
Most people take feedback very poorly, so if you do provide someone with reason on why they weren't qualified they may read it in a very negative light. Saying something polite like "you're over qualified" might be read as age discrimination if the candidate is over 40.
Even just ignoring any liability, someone who's angry about being rejected might also respond with reasons that they are qualified or whatever and just burn up more of everyone's time. Then sometimes the reason that a candidate wasn't picked has nothing to do with them, and that's not really something you should share.
- Izkata 8y ago> is over 40. A step beyond that, a surprising number of people think that that particular law applies to any age. Even if it's thrown out it may cause legal or reputation problems anyway.
- sixstringtheory 8y ago> sometimes the reason that a candidate wasn't picked has nothing to do with them, and that's not really something you should share Strongly disagree. Personally, it would be such a weight off my mind if I heard I was passed over for someone with a few more years of expertise in the target domain, or were a well-known expert, etc., or that suddenly the company is no longer able to bring on another person. Not having to guess if it was something I said behaviorally, or if I didn’t solve a problem to their satisfaction, would remove so much frustration. I’m a smart person–I realize that there are many other smart people out there, even smarter than me! It’s perfectly reasonable and expected that I might be competing with some of them, and it is perfectly fair and good that they win out.