> over 50% of companies never let you know that they're not moving forward Employers ghosting applicants is one of the worst parts of the (non-)hiring process.

> over 50% of companies never let you know that they're not moving forward Employers ghosting applicants is one of the worst parts of the (non-)hiring process. Many companies expect applicants to be at their beck and call during the hiring process, and then simply cease communication and become unresponsive as a (discourteous and unprofessional) way of saying "we don't want to hire you." Almost worse is the "holding pattern" where they may even have filled the position but continue stringing applicants on indefinitely with vague and noncommittal responses. As a somewhat absurd workaround, some companies automatically send rejections to all applicants (hired or not) after a set period of time (such as 90 days).