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LOL, there has been an article on German news[1] yesterday about HR people complaining about job applicants increasingly "ghosting" them. The Reddit thread abou

LOL, there has been an article on German news[1] yesterday about HR people complaining about job applicants increasingly "ghosting" them. The Reddit thread about it[2] was basically all "got a taste of your own medicine"... [1, German language] https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/arbeitsmarkt/ghosting-bewerbung-arbeitsplatz-100.html https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/arbeitsmarkt/ghosting-b... [2, German language] https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/16yxopw/ghosting_in_der_arbeitswelt_wenn_jobbewerber/ https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/16yxopw/ghosting_in_der...

somedude895 3y ago
Yeah that's a terrible attitude to have. We've made that experience as well with a younger applicant, where after the first interview we wanted to invite her to meet the team and she just never replied. She turned up at the office a couple months later having found a job at a different team. Needless to say, her reputation was instantly tarnished after the other team learned about that. Every company / team is different, and we never ghost applicants. If you're just gonna be an asshole because you had a negative experience yourself, it's a sign of a weak character and you can also really shoot yourself in the foot. That's not limited to job hunting either, but applies to any social relationship as well.
- simbolit 3y ago
  I don't know about your German skills, but reading the Reddit threat may be eye-opening (even if your company is different). I generally agree with your "gonna be an asshole because you had a negative experience yourself" comment, but reading the comments it more seems like corporate HR (as a whole across virtually all companies) has fostered a culture of broadly ghosting job applicants. If you experienced this once, your comment applies, but if you experienced it a couple dozen times (as some people in the thread have), then I don't think your "weak character" judgement is accurate. It is more "learning how things are done here", with "here" being the job applications space.
  - somedude895 3y ago
    I understand how people who only just enter the workforce might see all employers as some sort of monolithic entity, and maybe go into a sort of "fuck em" kind of mindset, especially if they hang around on Reddit (which is never a good and reasonable source of advice let's be honest), but you really do yourself a disservice. I get it. It's frustrating coming out of university and getting shot down left and right, and sometimes not in a nice way. Even so, I still believe that you should always do what you think is the right thing to do, rather than give up on your principles because those around you seem to not act in kind. It's the same with dating (which TFA is about). I couldn't look at myself in the mirror if I started ghosting people just because I get ghosted regularly (which I do). Just be a decent person and don't let what others do affect you. It's dignified and much healthier for yourself as well if you're above others' bad behaviour.
    - nuancebydefault 3y ago
      My opinion is that this is the one and only right approach. From my experience, every company/HR/reviewer is different in culture/personality. Also, the culture of the company is sometimes reflected in its outside behavior. "Glad they didn't hire me".

somedude895 3y ago

Yeah that's a terrible attitude to have. We've made that experience as well with a younger applicant, where after the first interview we wanted to invite her to meet the team and she just never replied. She turned up at the office a couple months later having found a job at a different team. Needless to say, her reputation was instantly tarnished after the other team learned about that. Every company / team is different, and we never ghost applicants. If you're just gonna be an asshole because you had a negative experience yourself, it's a sign of a weak character and you can also really shoot yourself in the foot. That's not limited to job hunting either, but applies to any social relationship as well.

simbolit 3y ago
I don't know about your German skills, but reading the Reddit threat may be eye-opening (even if your company is different). I generally agree with your "gonna be an asshole because you had a negative experience yourself" comment, but reading the comments it more seems like corporate HR (as a whole across virtually all companies) has fostered a culture of broadly ghosting job applicants. If you experienced this once, your comment applies, but if you experienced it a couple dozen times (as some people in the thread have), then I don't think your "weak character" judgement is accurate. It is more "learning how things are done here", with "here" being the job applications space.
- somedude895 3y ago
  I understand how people who only just enter the workforce might see all employers as some sort of monolithic entity, and maybe go into a sort of "fuck em" kind of mindset, especially if they hang around on Reddit (which is never a good and reasonable source of advice let's be honest), but you really do yourself a disservice. I get it. It's frustrating coming out of university and getting shot down left and right, and sometimes not in a nice way. Even so, I still believe that you should always do what you think is the right thing to do, rather than give up on your principles because those around you seem to not act in kind. It's the same with dating (which TFA is about). I couldn't look at myself in the mirror if I started ghosting people just because I get ghosted regularly (which I do). Just be a decent person and don't let what others do affect you. It's dignified and much healthier for yourself as well if you're above others' bad behaviour.
  - nuancebydefault 3y ago
    My opinion is that this is the one and only right approach. From my experience, every company/HR/reviewer is different in culture/personality. Also, the culture of the company is sometimes reflected in its outside behavior. "Glad they didn't hire me".