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I've always had an interest in giving people feedback and have pushed for it at a few employers. What I've been told -- and I have no way to check this, conside

I've always had an interest in giving people feedback and have pushed for it at a few employers. What I've been told -- and I have no way to check this, considering I am not a lawyer -- is that giving post-interview feedback is legally fraught, contingent on the localities involved and would impose a review burden on the feedback which would, necessarily, be delayed by some weeks, carefully scrubbed and written. Dunno how accurate that is, but I've been told it at more than one shop.

CoffeeOnWrite 4y ago
In your next employer, if your recruiter is game, just do what I suggest upthread, don't bother asking permission.
- spike021 4y ago
  I was surprised that I got feedback from my recruiter a few weeks ago when I finished an on-site at Google. To be honest I think she was only fine with providing feedback if we were on a call, since there's no paper trail.
- troutwine 4y ago
  No thanks. What I'm interested in is a _structured_ program for providing feedback and going off-script into potentially legally problematic territory as an individual doesn't tip the cost/benefit ratio in the right direction.
  - CoffeeOnWrite 4y ago
    Ah that's fair. I do it for the warm and fuzzies, not for my own self-interest.
spike021 4y ago
Again, like I said in the comment that this parent comment replied to: provide a waiver that basically says the candidate can't use the feedback legally. It's a similar thing with the NDA on the reverse end.
- oarabbus_ 4y ago
  Firstly, NDAs and waivers are not bulletproof and may not hold up in court. And even with a rock-solid NDA guaranteeing a victory, going into a courtroom is not a desirable situation for any person who isn't being paid to be there. Like I asked in the comment replying to your previous one: what benefit does this give the business whatsoever? This will cost money, time, and very possibly headaches (whether reputational or legal), and for no benefit to the business. Why would they consider this?
  - ornornor 4y ago
    > Why would they consider this? Common courtesy? Same with being nice and polite, saying hello/goodbye, etc. It wastes time because you could get to the point faster but it’s nicer and makes the interaction more pleasant. That’s it. No other reason. Just make the world a slightly better place with a tiny action.
    - lmz 4y ago
      I don't think saying hello opens yourself up to lawsuits in the same way.

CoffeeOnWrite 4y ago

In your next employer, if your recruiter is game, just do what I suggest upthread, don't bother asking permission.

spike021 4y ago
I was surprised that I got feedback from my recruiter a few weeks ago when I finished an on-site at Google. To be honest I think she was only fine with providing feedback if we were on a call, since there's no paper trail.
troutwine 4y ago
No thanks. What I'm interested in is a _structured_ program for providing feedback and going off-script into potentially legally problematic territory as an individual doesn't tip the cost/benefit ratio in the right direction.
- CoffeeOnWrite 4y ago
  Ah that's fair. I do it for the warm and fuzzies, not for my own self-interest.

spike021 4y ago

Again, like I said in the comment that this parent comment replied to: provide a waiver that basically says the candidate can't use the feedback legally. It's a similar thing with the NDA on the reverse end.

oarabbus_ 4y ago
Firstly, NDAs and waivers are not bulletproof and may not hold up in court. And even with a rock-solid NDA guaranteeing a victory, going into a courtroom is not a desirable situation for any person who isn't being paid to be there. Like I asked in the comment replying to your previous one: what benefit does this give the business whatsoever? This will cost money, time, and very possibly headaches (whether reputational or legal), and for no benefit to the business. Why would they consider this?
- ornornor 4y ago
  > Why would they consider this? Common courtesy? Same with being nice and polite, saying hello/goodbye, etc. It wastes time because you could get to the point faster but it’s nicer and makes the interaction more pleasant. That’s it. No other reason. Just make the world a slightly better place with a tiny action.
  - lmz 4y ago
    I don't think saying hello opens yourself up to lawsuits in the same way.