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ghosting is pretty standard in my experience, 1-2 months of interviewing and testing then nothing is pretty standard in the industry

meibo 4y ago
I went through four interviews with (insert popular encrypted messaging solution) a while ago and got a verbal offer, then proceeded to be ghosted entirely, no more replies, from multiple people. Still don't know what happened. How is this acceptable? So much wasted time, and not just for me. I basically interviewed the entire team I was supposed to be working with.
- CoastalCoder 4y ago
  Why redact the company name? It would be a kindness to warn us away from them.
  - meibo 4y ago
    I still respect what they do, I don't respect their hiring practices or representatives. They are quite present on HN, for what it's worth.
    - CoastalCoder 4y ago
      Fair enough, thanks for explaining.
inglor 4y ago
Here (Israel) it's illegal, you can reject a candidate for pretty much any (non discriminatory) reason but you have to tell them about it pretty promptly. It's weird there are US states where it's not a requirement.
- somenameforme 4y ago
  One practical problem is that there are a fair amount of people who are simply unstable, and if told why they were rejected (in very neutral to positive framing) they will actively challenge it and even go pseudo-stalker mode over it. Dealing with just a handful of these guys is enough to do away with providing any sort of feedback. Like many things, a few bad apples ruin nice things for everybody.
  - deleted 4y ago
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  - nathias 4y ago
    ghosting in no way solves this problem, it's universally acknowledged as worse than a simple 'no'
  - llanowarelves 4y ago
    Then we have a right (and moral right) to ghost companies without any notice, too.
    - dnissley 4y ago
      Yes, in the US you do. Makes you look bad just like it makes a company that does it look bad.
- htrp 4y ago
  Isan email that says we've moved on with another candidate sufficient or do you have to give the exact reason?

meibo 4y ago

I went through four interviews with (insert popular encrypted messaging solution) a while ago and got a verbal offer, then proceeded to be ghosted entirely, no more replies, from multiple people. Still don't know what happened. How is this acceptable? So much wasted time, and not just for me. I basically interviewed the entire team I was supposed to be working with.

CoastalCoder 4y ago
Why redact the company name? It would be a kindness to warn us away from them.
- meibo 4y ago
  I still respect what they do, I don't respect their hiring practices or representatives. They are quite present on HN, for what it's worth.
  - CoastalCoder 4y ago
    Fair enough, thanks for explaining.

inglor 4y ago

Here (Israel) it's illegal, you can reject a candidate for pretty much any (non discriminatory) reason but you have to tell them about it pretty promptly. It's weird there are US states where it's not a requirement.

somenameforme 4y ago
One practical problem is that there are a fair amount of people who are simply unstable, and if told why they were rejected (in very neutral to positive framing) they will actively challenge it and even go pseudo-stalker mode over it. Dealing with just a handful of these guys is enough to do away with providing any sort of feedback. Like many things, a few bad apples ruin nice things for everybody.
- deleted 4y ago
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- nathias 4y ago
  ghosting in no way solves this problem, it's universally acknowledged as worse than a simple 'no'
- llanowarelves 4y ago
  Then we have a right (and moral right) to ghost companies without any notice, too.
  - dnissley 4y ago
    Yes, in the US you do. Makes you look bad just like it makes a company that does it look bad.
htrp 4y ago
Isan email that says we've moved on with another candidate sufficient or do you have to give the exact reason?