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by harrythefurry 980 days ago
I've been on the other side of this, pre-GDPR.

An interviewee was unhappy with my decision and felt that they hadn't had a fair hearing - and complained.

In this case we had a standard form where we assessed candidates over multiple factors (comms skills, technical skills, etc) - so if they got to see the result they'll have seen evaluations on all of that.

I wasn't very impressed with getting the complaint (the only one out of 100+ interviews) but hopefully GDPR is a more neutral way of getting that sort of feedback these days.

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> hopefully GDPR is a more neutral way of getting that sort of feedback.

Only a complete fool would comply with this request. GDPR is not a magic codeword that can force companies to give data away. I am not calling BS on OP's request, but there is absolute no way that internal communications about an applicant falls into GDPR. Basic test: did the person had to consent to "people will talk about you over email" somewhere? If not, it is not data protected by GDPR.