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by ropeadopepope 2923 days ago
There's this perception in the corporate world that telling a candidate why they were rejected opens up the company to a potential lawsuit. I have no idea if there's any truth to that statement or if it's just a convenient excuse that gets repeated.
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I would happily sign a waiver for some feedback.

That said, I would bet that a lot of decisions, especially among "finalists" are essentially random (who seems smarter/better put together/whatever).

You're not going to get someone saying "well, you took 10.3 minutes to sketch out a solution to our first problem, which was too long. We would have hired you if you finished in under 9 and half minutes though."

Telling them that they were rejected would be a start in some cases...