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by piloto_ciego 904 days ago
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.

2 comments

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.

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.