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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do so few companies send out rejection letters to applicants who are not hired?

Agreed with the "why not Times New Roman" question.  Times New Roman was designed for narrow columns in newspapers, so it is maybe not the best choice for a resume, but there are also far worse choices.  A widely used, timeless, well-designed serif typeface is always a good choice for body text (maybe Garamond or Baskerville).

Why are so many job searches set up to select for the worst possible candidates.  Examples include making it difficult to apply (annoying web sites requiring registration, etc., [b]rather than just an email address that accepts resumes)[/b], dumb interview questions that benefit those who give obviously bullshit answers ("where do you see yourself in five years?"), extensive pre-hire exercises/tests, multiple in-person interviews, etc.  All of these are likely to result in hiring the worst, most desperate candidates, as well-qualified candidates do not want or need to put up with any of this.

What is the cost of a typical job search, and why do so many companies seem to prefer paying it to trying to retain existing (good) employees by improving pay and working conditions?

Why are so many job descriptions either flat-out wrong or at least written by people who have no idea what the actual job involves?

Do you have any funny stories about great or terrible candidates that you could share?[/quote]

I’ll address this one because you may not understand the mechanics and systems that are being used.
Email does not let me 
Run data analysis on the number of candidates in the funnel
Create a dashboard of which candidates are in which stage of the interview process
Nudge me to nudge the hiring manager about your application because it has been sitting in their queue for 5 business days
Identify and red flag that you’re a bot because you’ve applied to every job we’ve posted from entry level to VP
Alert me that even though your resume says Houston TX, you are actually in Nigeria when i go to schedule your inteview
Hold in one place all the notes from all the interviewers about your candidacy and the scorecard that they gave you after their interview with you
Condense all the scorecards for our top 3 candidates so we can see a picture of who we’ve got as finalists 
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