[boring_twenties]

Every time I've been passed over for a job, I've been notified in a timely manner. I would consider anything less to be grossly, outrageously unprofessional. It's never happened to me, but if it ever does, you best believe I am going to name and shame the hell out of that company. Everyone deserves to know, and people like this don't deserve to have anyone working for them.

[piloto_ciego]

I’m trying to get started in this field, I am finishing grad school in the spring and applying everywhere…

I mostly hear nothing. It is incredibly unprofessional.

[drewcoo]

No response to applications is normal.

Ghosting is suddenly leaving you in the middle of a conversation. For example, not showing up for a scheduled Zoom interview then not replying to your concerned email, asking to reschedule. And yes, that's happened to me.

[skeeter2020]

again, hearing nothing is not the issue. I still think these companies should send you a canned automatic response, but it's about relationships, and the degree of personalized communication needs to match this.

[optymizer]

This is the right attitude. If highly qualified applicants start avoiding companies that ghost, ghosting will stop.