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each time, I sent and email asking "what did I do wrong, and what could I improve?" There's no upside for the company in giving any substantial answer to quest
by fencepost 8y ago
each time, I sent and email asking "what did I do wrong, and what could I improve?"
There's no upside for the company in giving any substantial answer to questions like this, and significant potential downside.
Among other things it's generally not going to be that you were rejected for the position, it's that someone else was chosen over you. "Rejected" would be "we'd rather leave the position vacant than hire you" and if that's the case there's even more reason to not tell you unless it was for purely technical reasons.
- bloak 8y agoI think that's exactly right in the typical case. However, if the company is dealing with a recruitment agency it might be useful for the company to let the agency know why a candidate was not suitable, so that they get better candidates in future, and the recruitment agent (who is a "double agent" really) might pass the information on to the candidate (probably not in writing). I've heard of that happening. Also, in cases where there isn't a position to be filled, but the interviewee is trying to persuade the company to create the position, in those cases the company can be a bit more open in saying why they have decided not to proceed. I've heard of that happening, too.