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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm guessing that the outraged posters haven't done a lot of hiring or job searching in their lives. It has never been common practice to contact all applicants to let them know they didn't get the job. It is fairly common to let final candidates who did in person interviewing know they didn't get it, and I think it's unfortunate when companies don't do that. But it isn't a manner of rudeness. It just isn't a good use of resources to contact 500 people to say they didn't get the job.

I'm not HR, but I routinely lead hiring committees. When someone applies to an opening, they get an automatic email saying their application has been received and complete. We also note on the website when the position has been filled. For candidates we interview in person, we do contact them to say the position has been filled once we have a signed contract from the selected candidate. That's it. I am not allowed to respond to candidates who send follow up emails asking for critiques of their resume or anything like that.

[/quote]Then you can use a bit of courtesy and advise in your automatic email when you acknowledge receipt of the application that if you do not hear from us, please check the website to see if the position has been filled or something similar.

Is that so hard?  Excuses, excuses.  You don't have to be a rocket scientist or have done a lot of hiring to use a bit of common sense practice.  Keep it simple and effective.  Good management skills or that seems to be lost here.[/quote]

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