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Great way to stop companies from sending you even that, unfortunately :/

by baq 3y ago

imiric 3y ago
Exactly. I'm usually a proponent of informing candidates why they were rejected, if they went through at least a couple of interview rounds. I think it's the least a company can do after they invested the time and effort to apply and go through the interviews. But sites like this make this hard to justify. Most of the ones I saw on the front page are standard generic responses. If that's what it takes to get on rejectedagain.lol then you're encouraging companies to just ghost you instead.
- bitwize 3y ago
  Don't tip your hand. First of all, it opens up the possibility of a conversation, and disgruntled rejectees are not something you want to be dealing with. Once they're rejected, that's it. They're out of contention and should have no further contact with your team/division/company. Secondly, it could expose you to liability. And yes, ghosting is very much on the table and likely to become more popular with time. There's a reason why the hiring process is enshittified: it helps protect the organization.
  - imiric 3y ago
    Eh, sure. So in that sense, professional courtesy is only important while there's a potential interest in establishing a relationship. I disagree. A rejection doesn't need to be a reason to burn bridges. The candidate could be rejected for any reason, even when it's out of their control. By not having the decency to inform them of the rejection, you're effectively closing the door on them applying ever again. And word goes around about companies with shitty hiring practices, so it's probably not in the company's best long-term interest to treat rejected candidates unprofessionally. I don't see anything wrong with going beyond the generic rejection letter and being honest about why they were rejected. This doesn't mean you need to be negative or go into too much detail, but most decent people would appreciate the honesty. Those who don't, and start arguing, or post that kind of rejection on Reddit or a .lol site are just boosting the signal of why they indeed shouldn't have been hired. And the same goes for the people who ridicule such companies. Being unprofessional and shitty is worthy of ridicule. Not honesty and transparency.
otteromkram 3y ago
Eh, unless I've interviewed, it's almost "out of sight, out of mind." The generic rejection letter over four months later is just callousness.
shusaku 3y ago
Come to our headquarters on the fifth of march. If you see a yellow handkerchief, it means we want you.
- codetrotter 3y ago
  If there is no yellow handkerchief, it might be that we just forgot. In which case, please pitch a tent outside for the following 14 business days, not counting Wednesdays in odd number weeks. Furthermore, please get up before the roosters are crowing and the cows are spinning circles in the pastures, as on certain days (we won’t tell you which), the handkerchiefs may be put up before this time but then promptly taken down again at such time. Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to working with you if and when it turns out that you have had the great privilege of getting to be employed by us. We reserve the right to let you go at any moment with or without notice, even when that moment comes before the moment at which you have been notified of employment.

Great way to stop companies from sending you even that, unfortunately :/

by baq 3y ago

Great way to stop companies from sending you even that, unfortunately :/

Exactly. I'm usually a proponent of informing candidates why they were rejected, if they went through at least a couple of interview rounds. I think it's the least a company can do after they invested the time and effort to apply and go through the interviews. But sites like this make this hard to justify. Most of the ones I saw on the front page are standard generic responses. If that's what it takes to get on rejectedagain.lol then you're encouraging companies to just ghost you instead.

bitwize 3y ago
Don't tip your hand. First of all, it opens up the possibility of a conversation, and disgruntled rejectees are not something you want to be dealing with. Once they're rejected, that's it. They're out of contention and should have no further contact with your team/division/company. Secondly, it could expose you to liability. And yes, ghosting is very much on the table and likely to become more popular with time. There's a reason why the hiring process is enshittified: it helps protect the organization.
- imiric 3y ago
  Eh, sure. So in that sense, professional courtesy is only important while there's a potential interest in establishing a relationship. I disagree. A rejection doesn't need to be a reason to burn bridges. The candidate could be rejected for any reason, even when it's out of their control. By not having the decency to inform them of the rejection, you're effectively closing the door on them applying ever again. And word goes around about companies with shitty hiring practices, so it's probably not in the company's best long-term interest to treat rejected candidates unprofessionally. I don't see anything wrong with going beyond the generic rejection letter and being honest about why they were rejected. This doesn't mean you need to be negative or go into too much detail, but most decent people would appreciate the honesty. Those who don't, and start arguing, or post that kind of rejection on Reddit or a .lol site are just boosting the signal of why they indeed shouldn't have been hired. And the same goes for the people who ridicule such companies. Being unprofessional and shitty is worthy of ridicule. Not honesty and transparency.

otteromkram 3y ago

Eh, unless I've interviewed, it's almost "out of sight, out of mind." The generic rejection letter over four months later is just callousness.

shusaku 3y ago

Come to our headquarters on the fifth of march. If you see a yellow handkerchief, it means we want you.

codetrotter 3y ago
If there is no yellow handkerchief, it might be that we just forgot. In which case, please pitch a tent outside for the following 14 business days, not counting Wednesdays in odd number weeks. Furthermore, please get up before the roosters are crowing and the cows are spinning circles in the pastures, as on certain days (we won’t tell you which), the handkerchiefs may be put up before this time but then promptly taken down again at such time. Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to working with you if and when it turns out that you have had the great privilege of getting to be employed by us. We reserve the right to let you go at any moment with or without notice, even when that moment comes before the moment at which you have been notified of employment.