Candidates ghosting potential employers

[Anonymous]

We have been trying to hire for a couple months now (junior level) positions and I am shocked at the amount of candidates that have ghosted us. The latest one took a week to reply to a job, then emailed and asked questions about benefits, we responded and then she's completely ghosted us. I even tried to call her and nothing. We've had multiple people apply for roles and then not respond when we try to get them in for an interview. Is anyone else experiencing this?

[Anonymous]

I've done it. It's because job seekers have to cast a very wide net, and employers often ghost candidates, so you can end up applying to positions you don't really want once you look into it further. It's understood that it works both ways. Sometimes an employer can also seem shady for whatever reason: asking too much too soon in the process, a "too good to be true" feel...There is a lack of trust and it's unfortunate.

[Anonymous]

There is a lack of trust and it's unfortunate.

This. Does your company send rejection letters to all rejected applicants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

There is a lack of trust and it's unfortunate.

This. Does your company send rejection letters to all rejected applicants?

If we bring them in for an interview and don't move forward with them, yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There is a lack of trust and it's unfortunate.

This. Does your company send rejection letters to all rejected applicants?

If we bring them in for an interview and don't move forward with them, yes.

But you don't otherwise. So you are ghosting most people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There is a lack of trust and it's unfortunate.

This. Does your company send rejection letters to all rejected applicants?

If we bring them in for an interview and don't move forward with them, yes.

But you don't otherwise. So you are ghosting most people.

I suppose. I think that's totally different than ghosting a job offer though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There is a lack of trust and it's unfortunate.

This. Does your company send rejection letters to all rejected applicants?

If we bring them in for an interview and don't move forward with them, yes.

But you don't otherwise. So you are ghosting most people.

I suppose. I think that's totally different than ghosting a job offer though.

How so? There are two parties: one needs someone to perform a job and the other party wants to be paid to perform said job. You are not superior to the job seeker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have been trying to hire for a couple months now (junior level) positions and I am shocked at the amount of candidates that have ghosted us. The latest one took a week to reply to a job, then emailed and asked questions about benefits, we responded and then she's completely ghosted us. I even tried to call her and nothing. We've had multiple people apply for roles and then not respond when we try to get them in for an interview. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Sound like your crappy benefits scared her away and she was too polite to say so.

[Anonymous]

Most employers take months to respond to applications before inviting people for job interviews, then leave them hanging again for months, and if they're not selected, don't ever bother to get back to them. Most people I know, who work in vastly different fields, have been treated like this.

I'm sorry you've been bothered by a few candidates, but the shoe is usually on the other foot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have been trying to hire for a couple months now (junior level) positions and I am shocked at the amount of candidates that have ghosted us. The latest one took a week to reply to a job, then emailed and asked questions about benefits, we responded and then she's completely ghosted us. I even tried to call her and nothing. We've had multiple people apply for roles and then not respond when we try to get them in for an interview. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Sound like your crappy benefits scared her away and she was too polite to say so.

That's what I was thinking too. A lot of employers like to talk about how good their benefits are when they actually have really poor benefits.

[Anonymous]

Candidates are wailing about having to write cover letters when they are required for applications, but they have no idea how hard it is on the hiring side when you have an avalanche of applications from people who aren't truly serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There is a lack of trust and it's unfortunate.

This. Does your company send rejection letters to all rejected applicants?

If we bring them in for an interview and don't move forward with them, yes.

But you don't otherwise. So you are ghosting most people.

I suppose. I think that's totally different than ghosting a job offer though.

Its incredibly rude not to send a rejection letter to every job applicant you don't interview.

Maybe you should read an etiquette book.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have been trying to hire for a couple months now (junior level) positions and I am shocked at the amount of candidates that have ghosted us. The latest one took a week to reply to a job, then emailed and asked questions about benefits, we responded and then she's completely ghosted us. I even tried to call her and nothing. We've had multiple people apply for roles and then not respond when we try to get them in for an interview. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Sound like your crappy benefits scared her away and she was too polite to say so.

Tell us what the benefits were for the position and the salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have been trying to hire for a couple months now (junior level) positions and I am shocked at the amount of candidates that have ghosted us. The latest one took a week to reply to a job, then emailed and asked questions about benefits, we responded and then she's completely ghosted us. I even tried to call her and nothing. We've had multiple people apply for roles and then not respond when we try to get them in for an interview. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Sound like your crappy benefits scared her away and she was too polite to say so.

Tell us what the benefits were for the position and the salary.

Good idea. Then let's compare them to Starbucks Barista and see which one has better benefits.

[Anonymous]

Eh. I don't like it but I put it on the business community for bringing us to this point.

Sorry, not sorry