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by jhwhite
4080 days ago
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I've gone through something similar. Back in 2012 this happened: >I interviewed for a job in Austin. I had 2 phone interviews, a 7 hour in person interview with at least 10 different people including the CIO, VP's, directors, and team members, then a follow-up interview with a senior person. Then I hear NOTHING again. I call for a follow-up and leave a message and they don't return my call. So I just assume they hired someone else. I just get a call from a head hunter trying to fill the position that I interviewed for. Obviously the company is still looking and glad to have some closure (I apparently wasn't what they were looking for) but kinda disappointed that they didn't call me to tell me themselves. A friend of mine got a little fired up about it and replied to my Facebook post: >I think that is ridiculous! Sometimes I wonder who raised these people because it is NOT hard to send a couple-sentence email saying "Thanks for applying. We have chosen another candidate. We'll keep you in mind in the future." Heck - I'd rather get an email saying "F-U" than NOTHING. I know "they" think there are sooooo many applicants that they don't have to show people common decency, but it's JUST PLAIN RUDE. The reality is you may be looking for a job from them right now, but one day they may be wanting your business or looking for a job themselves when they get laid off or fed up; their company may be bought by one you own or even just work for; they may be on the "needy" side of the equation one day, and you won't forget how poorly they behaved. What if you weren't right for this opening, but they want you for something else in the future? Or what if they thought you weren't perfect, but they just never find perfect and decide they DO want you? Do they just think because you need a job you will completely forget about all of that? Even if they never need anything from you in their lives, I don't know how people sleep at night knowing that people like you are out there, just wondering what happened, at their mercy. {O.K. Apparently, I got a little fired up.} I don't know...fine if they don't want to hire you; fine if they don't have time to spend hours telling you what would have made their decision different; NOT fine to not respond at all. Period. Silver lining: Just be glad you DIDN'T get hired because you would have found out what they were really like when it was too late!!! |
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