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by mitchitized
2638 days ago
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I despise the "legal risk/threat" aspects of this process, which is most likely the reason nobody can actually tell you something useful. In many large companies you can't even provide critical feedback to your own employees, and if you end up letting them go as a result, you are unable to tell them what really went wrong. I understand an aversion to legal risk, but IMHO this is going to an extreme that hurts all of us. |
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I consider it lucky if I even get an email or voicemail saying they've decided to pass. Honestly, most of the time, I don't even get that.
If you're a recruiter, or interviewing someone for a position, it's my opinion that you should be able to give the candidate feedback on what they did right, and what they did wrong, so that they can improve themselves for their next interview.
So often, as a candidate, I've been left to guess at what I did wrong, or why things didn't turn out well. Sometimes, you can figure it out. Other times, it's not very clear what it is you did or answered wrong. Maybe you have a nervous tic or other habit that you are totally unconscious of that nobody has pointed out - and that put them off? Or maybe you need to work on your delivery, or who knows what?
I can understand why companies don't do it; I can see it from their side. I'm sure they (well, their recruiters) can see it from the candidate's side as well. I wish there were a way around this impasse.
I tend to wonder if it has become this way, in part, due to candidates getting honest feedback, and then they in turn went off the rails against the employer or employees? Pure speculation, but it wouldn't surprise me to find out this was the case for some of this.