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by kenschu 664 days ago
Candidates walking away pissed is itself also a problem. A significant percentage of candidates avoid buying from companies they're rejected from [1]. They also love sharing their poor interview experience with future potential applicants.

[1] https://www.wayup.com/employers/blog/how-a-positive-candidat...

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> A significant percentage of candidates avoid buying from companies they're rejected from [1].

When rejected, or from an otherwise negative experience.

It's not necessarily negative emotional associations. Usually it's that I picked up on signal that the company has serious problems -- either overall, or with a key person -- which suggests I shouldn't depend on the company as a vendor.