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fred rosenberger wrote:I have heard that many companies are starting to not bother calling back candidates they don't hire...or put another way, they only call the person/people they DO hire.
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
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kalyan kapura wrote:Can i expect positive feedback?
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Michael Sullivan wrote:I'm surprised that this hasn't been suggested previously - but it's common practice (for me at least).
1. I write down the first and last name of the interviewers, and ensure I have the mailing address to reach them (main office address is fine)
2. Upon finishing the interview, I ask the highest ranking person (manager or HR) this question: "If I don't hear back from you in a week, can I call?"
3. After I return home, I write thank-you cards and send to each of my interviewers. I try to include something specific in each. Post is better than email here.
4. If I haven't heard back in a week (or other agreed-upon timeframe) I call back and inquire.
5. I continue my job search.
If they say "we'll call you in a week" but do not, I assume that it's a no-go. Whatever I do, I don't sit and wait for a call. See #5.
YOU should set the terms of when you'll hear about the job. It shows that your about getting things done, including getting a job.
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Pradeep bhatt wrote:Only 5% companies in India say "sorry, we cannot take you". Others don't communicate. Candidates would have taken leave and pain to attend interviews. Really unprofessional. Companies expect candidates to be professionals though.Strange logic.
Henry Wong wrote:This is after you have spent time (sometimes all-day) interviewing candidates. After spending all-day with a candidate, how could you not have a few minutes to writeup a rejection email?
Jan Cumps wrote:In my country (Belgium) there is a proposal to make the reply from the company mandatory (attention: link to dutch website of a political party - no affiliation).
If this law passes, companies that don't reply can be convicted to pay a fine of up to 500 Euros.
The law would only be applicable for announced jobs, not for "unsolicited solicitations".
The reasoning behind this is that getting no reply is demotivating.
arulk pillai wrote: you will behave unprofessionally by turning down an offer after verbally accepting it, moving on to take a more exciting position or role when your current employer needs you badly, etc.
Henry Wong wrote:
How one behaves is reflected on the company itself. Think about it. These IT people will find jobs -- obviously elsewhere. And elsewhere could be at the company's customers, or potential customers, at the company's partners, or competitors, and in positions that can indirectly effect the company. Being rude to dozens, or maybe even hundreds of candidates (per job search), will likely haunt the company at a future date. How can anyone not understand that?
Henry
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Only the candidate could keep track of it; the Government would never know.Pradeep bhatt wrote: . . . Who keeps track of this ? The candidate or govt.
Campbell Ritchie wrote:
Only the candidate could keep track of it; the Government would never know.Pradeep bhatt wrote: . . . Who keeps track of this ? The candidate or govt.
The piece that is already in place:Henry Wong wrote:...
I see this law, if passed, as completely not enforceable.
I also see people who will flood the market with resumes, hoping to catch companies with not answering. To be followed by companies solving this with automated answering systems, which of course, follows the letter of the law, if not the spirit.
Henry
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Pushkar Choudhary wrote:
Only one day? I've had a worse experience very recently.
I had interviewed for a well known MNC for a developer's position for a even more well known Investment Banking giant. And I had undergone a test, 3 telephonic interviews and 2 face-to-face interviews and after all this, they never called back!! I waited for a long time, tried calling them several times and nobody picked up. Finally, after more than a month after my last interview, I was able to catch the HR of the MNC on phone. And the only thing she told me was "the feedback wasn't positive". I asked her some specifics on the feedback, and she couldn't answer! And she never answered her phone again. So, the interview process which had started at the end of April finally ended so abruptly a couple of weeks back.
I thought this was very unprofessional behavior on their (both the MNC and the Investment Bank) side. But then again, who cares what I think!
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