[paulcole]

> they didn’t give me any feedback or anything about the challenge

Reason 1: It’s generally safer, liability wise to ghost. The more information you share, the more information that can be used against you.

Reason 2: They give feedback and you want to debate why you’re right and why their feedback isn’t valid. They’ve got a job to do that isn’t going back and forth with you.

Reason 3: They just found somebody they liked better for whatever reason and don’t care enough to tell you.

I always write, “Thanks for your time and interest but we’re moving ahead with other candidates.” Any response I get where the first words aren’t “Thank you” gets insta-deleted.