politics
Why do employers think it’s OK to ghost job applicants?
Businesses that complain it is hard to recruit the right staff should look at themselves too
TL;DR
- Employers frequently fail to notify job applicants about the status of their applications, a practice described as 'ghosting'.
- This indifference, even towards candidates who reached later interview stages, demoralizes hopefuls.
- Major firms are often identified as key culprits in this behavior.
- Excuses such as being 'flooded with applications' or 'light-touch applications' are dismissed as 'self-serving twaddle'.
- Technology allows for mass responses, making automated rejections easy to implement.
- The article suggests that employers' own lack of professional courtesy contributes to young people's perceived lack of work-life readiness.