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The HR handbooks say that for good reason. Telling a candidate why they were rejected means they'll argue with you, or worse, file a lawsuit.
by WalterBright 1y ago
The HR handbooks say that for good reason. Telling a candidate why they were rejected means they'll argue with you, or worse, file a lawsuit.
- xattt 1y agoYeah… the common connection thing is what’s at play here. This is why high-stakes introductions are done through people you know, to show that you can be trusted lest you be a social outcast.
- mordechai9000 1y agoA couple years ago I was turned down for a position after an initial screening interview because they said my writing sample didn't meet certain criteria. I felt it arguably did, but I just said "thank you for your time and consideration", and moved on. I was just glad to get a clear "no" at an early stage. They've probably revised their policy by now, I suspect, but I appreciated that they made the effort.
- WalterBright 1y agoTheir policy will last until they're sued. All it takes is one to ruin it for everybody.
- DangitBobby 1y agoI'm not convinced they'd prevail in court. Seems like one of those truthisms about American litigiousness that wouldn't bear out in practice.
- sneak 1y agoDoesn’t matter. Simply defending against the claim costs significant money, and you can’t recover those costs. Best to avoid the claim altogether.
- DangitBobby 1y agoStill dubious. I don't think miniscule risk justifies shitty behavior and making life worse for everyone.
- xpe 1y agoI feel you, but there is a big difference between (a) "justification" in the overall cost versus benefit to all parties involved and (b) the narrowly self-interested thing to do.
- SoftTalker 1y agoFiling such a claim costs money too, and any decent lawyer will tell the claimant that he has no case.
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- sitkack 1y agoI have done about 75 coding interviews for big tech companies. I have told a fair number of people (around 10) that I would be submitting a no-hire, but then I went on to coach them for another 15 minutes on how they could improve. I never once heard from anyone on the subject and all the people I told were actually grateful 1) that they wouldn't be left wondering and 2) how they could pass the next one. I'd want someone to do the same.
- htrp 1y agoAll it takes is 1 candidate with an axe to grind and I guarantee you'll never give feedback again.
- saagarjha 1y agoIt's fine to build a better world until then.
- anon35 1y ago"Until then" means others will pay for your decision to ignore policy when it happens. It's never on the person who -- with every good intention, full of an instinct to "build a better world" -- willfully ignores the stuffy rules in handbooks and HR guidelines. Instead, when it backfires and someone does threaten to sue, it's precisely execs, HRs, legal who have to deal with it. The rules are there for good reason.
- saagarjha 1y agoI run our hiring process and my employer is small enough that I would be personally responsible for this
- WalterBright 1y agoA better world would be one with no locks on doors. But until then, I'm going to lock doors.