[dx034]

Wouldn't it be pretty easy to send a standard email saying that the application was rejected? Maybe have 2-3 with different reasons, should fit nearly all cases. For the applicant it's still much nicer than hearing back nothing at all.

[madaxe_again]

That requires one to spend time reading and thinking about whether someone falls under "can't write a coherent sentence", "not remotely qualified", and "this is a cv?!".

We would always give detailed feedback to everyone who came to interview, but candidates who fell far from the field didn't get more than the automated reply. Originally I tried responding to everyone, but it's a sucker's game. It isn't just the time spent replying in the first place, even if it only takes a moment, it's the replies asking "why do you think you're qualified to tell if I'm qualified", "here's my creative writing piece from 11th grade, for a developer position, read it please", "I'll sue you, fucker! I know my rights!", "ok I understand can you teach me to program?", "ok I understand, here's my startup idea, what do you think?".

All it takes is one candidate who responds irrationally to a rejection and your entire day, and attitude to other candidates, can be blown up.

So, just like there's a bar for an invite to interview, there's a bar for a positive rejection.

[sameera_sy]

Yeah, Exactly. Each applicant is waiting forever to receive an update from their side regardless of what the end result is. It is so unfair from their side that they just stop replying on purpose.