| > maybe they can show a similar effort in censuring companies that appear to be insincere in their effort and posts this is a great idea actually! Based off this feedback I'm thinking I post this on tomorrow's "Who is hiring?". Is this going to be useful?: METAPOST: I hope this helps candidates. Employers: If you get overwhelmed with applications, please post an update or a followup that you are, so that candidates know you're not processing applications any longer. People take time to read your post, do research, apply: if all that effort is never going to be reciprocated, be kind and inform upfront. Candidates: HANG IN THERE. Also, please help out other candidates and let us know how the company has/is treating you. dang (and HN Mods), a request: I understand making comments about company behavior is against the spirit of "Ask HN: Who is hiring?", so we want your help. Not only a lot more candidates are applying right now but a lot more are unemployed and have been for months. So they are desperate and companies are taking advantage of and abusing their desperation. Is there a way other candidates can comment on companies that misbehave? Two companies that have been prolific on "Ask HN: Who is hiring?", posting every month for the last year have been identified where they take every candidate through the whole interview process as an exercise to train their current staff on interviewing with no actual intention of hiring candidates - where do we share this feedback? |
As an HR professional, I have seen this happening more and more. To add insult to the wound, most of those companies never respond to applications.
The whole point around it is that is cheaper to use job posting ad to advertise yourself than to pay real advertisement in form of banner or sponsored text ad. Most of those come minimum retention date, and are a lot more expensive.