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Hard agree. The companies that ghost you are purposefully avoiding interacting with you because often rejection emails trigger a back and forth where an applica
by Peroni 2y ago
Hard agree. The companies that ghost you are purposefully avoiding interacting with you because often rejection emails trigger a back and forth where an applicant asks for feedback (a completely reasonable request) but when you've just auto-rejected 250 people, that reasonable request turns into a substantial amount of work with no upside for the company. Couple that with the perceived legal risks of poorly trained staff providing feedback that could be considered discriminatory, and you end up with an environment where it's generally considered 'easier' to just ghost you.
- steveBK123 2y agoYes. I think people imagine a seasoned professional HR person giving the legally approved form response. Blanket rules like "do not provide feedback" exist because in a large enough org you eventually hire an idiot who will say something to a candidate that gets you sued.
- prmoustache 2y agoThey could totally send a rejection email with a statement saying they cannot provide feedback based on amount of applications.
- voidUpdate 2y agoThis is what I mean. just an automated email saying "we have decided not to continue with your application. We cannot provide feedback due to the number of applications" from a noreply address that ignores any attempts to reply. I'd be ok with that, because at least it would be something
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- drewcoo 2y agoGhosting is disappearing after back-and-forth contact has happened. Failing to initially respond to an applicant is not ghosting. It's selection.