Advice for emotional energy in securing a role

[TheDude]

I am thinking more of the permanent job market as, hopefully, contractors are a bit more self aware of what they can do but not giving candidates feedback after an interview has probably contributed to jobs getting thousands of applications mainly from people who aren't qualified.

There is very little upside to giving feedback to applicants who didn't make the grade.

I did work for one bank who stressed to staff involved in hiring that they wanted all applicants to have a positive experience of the firm even if they were unsuccessful in their application but this was ten years ago and I suspect that advice has been withdrawn now that ghosting candidates is standard.

The only feedback candidates who apply directly to a firm can hope for is their status switching to 'no longer under consideration' on the hiring portal. If they apply through an agent then they can expect to hear nothing.

[ladymuck]

I interviewed a candidate when I was a permie at a bank who was rejected. They contacted me several times on social media chasing feedback.

But why would you withhold feedback? Seems a bit mean to not give the candidate, either directly or via the agency, a few pointers as to why they weren't suitable. Doesn't take any more than 5 minutes to say "you were interviewed to make up the numbers for our internal compliance, the job was always going to go to my best mate"

[TheDude]

But why would you withhold feedback? Seems a bit mean to not give the candidate, either directly or via the agency, a few pointers as to why they weren't suitable. Doesn't take any more than 5 minutes to say "you were interviewed to make up the numbers for our internal compliance, the job was always going to go to my best mate"

I didn't.

I provided feedback to the hiring manager. That is typically the end of my involvement.

I am certainly not going to give informal feedback via a backchannel.

I have seen many candidates the team would have loved to have hired and yet along comes a hiring freeze and the candidate gets ghosted the same way the person who could barely write a line of code.

[ladymuck]

I didn't.

I provided feedback to the hiring manager. That is typically the end of my involvement.

I am certainly not going to give informal feedback via a backchannel.

I have seen many candidates the team would have loved to have hired and yet along comes a hiring freeze and the candidate gets ghosted the same way the person who could barely write a line of code.

Ah.. I get you.