[hirundo]

I sympathize with the recruiter in this situation, enough to understand why ghosting seems to be the rule rather than the exception. "You didn't make the cut" is a difficult conversation to have, and explaining why is worse.

I feel that the healthier response is to have mercy on us both, and just move on. Same as with dating.

[yunruse]

Is it such a difficult conversation? I’m sure an automated “sorry, you didn’t get the cut” would be a vast improvement over nothing. It’s easy to “just move on” when you’re in the job market, but it’s a bit annoying when you don’t know when exactly you should be doing so.

[hirundo]

"it’s a bit annoying when you don’t know when exactly you should be doing so."

I think that's right, and it isn't very annoying to me because of this exact rule: Don't stop the job hunt until I have one in the bag. It's easier to move on if I don't come to a rest.

I've interviewed enough to have had very good ones that went nowhere and poor ones that got me hired. Having low or no expectations from any one prospect is healthy.

And yeah, even sending a short thanks but no thanks form-email can be emotionally taxing.