It's better to know the worst than to be kept hanging! What's up with not sending an email or something. It's just common courtesy and the world could use more of it.
2007-06-07 05:56:21 · 13 answers · asked by Carol R 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
I would say it's because they are really busy and don't want to waste time with anyone who is not fitting what they need. They just assume that if you don't hear back, then you will get the picture. I don't necessarily agree,but I think that is why.
2007-06-07 06:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by chynadoll42726 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about from their perspective - for just one job, they receive hundreds of resumes and interview dozens of candidates. Also, they don't want to commit to a refusal until their preferred candidate has accepted and seems to be working out well.
Yes, it would be nice to have a clear refusal, but you should always assume the answer is no until you hear a distinct yes. Show some initiative and follow up on the interviews yourself - send the interviewer a thank-you card the following day, and call the interviewer or HR dept within a week to see if they have reached a decision yet. Remember, your job search is not their business - the success of their company is their business.
2007-06-07 06:07:26 · answer #2 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It usually depends on the company. If you have attended an interview, it is customary for the HR person to let you know via email or a phone call that you did not get the job. If you just sent in an application though, they usually won't contact you. In years past (not so long ago) it was customary for you to be sent a written letter via snail mail saying that the position had been filled (but only if you interviewed).
Good luck! :)
2007-06-07 06:00:28 · answer #3 · answered by searching_please 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're very busy professionals who are performing the time consuming duties that come with the position including but not limited to setting up new hires, testing and interviewing other possible hires, solving problems that are handled in HR and...
Whrn the conversation is over, it's pretty much over.
Now, let me hold my breath in anticipaton of the thumbs down as some people simply cannot handle the truth.
2007-06-07 06:08:45 · answer #4 · answered by TygerLily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most corporations do; however, there are instances in which it is an absolute impossibility to contact every single person and tell them the news.
For example, in the era of online applications, some people just "Select All" and click on the "Apply" button, which in effect spams a company's job board and turns them into applicants for hundreds of positions, under hundreds of different hiring managers.
I agree that the cold, impersonal nature of the electronic era has a lot to do with it. However, I know that my managers are trained to send a "Thanks, But No Thanks" letter to all the unqualified or underqualified candidates that they actually interview.
2007-06-07 06:19:44 · answer #5 · answered by juniorflag 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is corporate America sucking. Everyone is indispensable and when you apply so does 15 other people (plus or minus of course). The "statement common" courtesy does not exist amongst people who dictate your future. That is why they sit behind a desk, kiss @$$, and make a hell of a lot more money. So for the "common folk" we are minor sheep in their play pin.
That's happened to me before. But two weeks later I finally got the call after I had already found a job. I straight told the HR manager. That I would never want to work for someone who couldn't give a simple phone call saying that the position had been filled. Then I told her that it isn't that hard to do her job so why doesn't' she do it. She then called me a ***** and I said well that is your opinion, dont' be upset that you just got put in your place by someone who wanted to just input your information. I loved it!!
2007-06-07 06:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by Nicole 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
think of of roughly from their ideas-set - for in elementary words one activity, they receive hundreds of resumes and interview dozens of applicants. additionally, they do now no longer desire to commit to a refusal until their popular candidate has everyday and seems to be like determining precise. particular, it may be severe severe high quality to have a clean refusal, yet you may desire to continually anticipate the respond isn't any until you pay attention a distinctive particular. prepare some initiative and stick to up on the interviews your self - furnish the interviewer a thank-you card day after in the present day, and touch the interviewer or HR dept indoors a week to artwork out in the event that they have reached a decision yet. post to in techniques, your activity look for isn't their company company - the fulfillment of their company company is their company company.
2016-11-26 23:06:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's not a cost-effective use of time. If you think about this - some larger corportations have hundreds of applicants for a single position. Replying to everyone who has been rejected could take two full working days, and from a business perspective, it's not a good use of an employee's time.
2007-06-07 06:00:09 · answer #8 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because too many people are not accepted into positions and they would have to spend all day making calls and explaining to people why they weren't chosen, way too time consuming.
2007-06-07 06:09:18 · answer #9 · answered by Maria b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's rude isn't it. I guess they don't because they don't have to. I know what it's like. You put a lot of time and effort into getting a job with a company and they feel it's too much of a bother to inform you of their decision...
2007-06-07 05:58:31 · answer #10 · answered by Elmer Stud 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋