When hiring teams delay decisions for weeks or reject without feedback, they aren’t just reducing their chances of hiring their #1 – they’re increasing the likelihood that their #5, #6, or #7 give up on working in the space at all.
I’ve advised ~hundreds of jobseekers trying to enter similar roles, and can vouch for this author as being both highly capable and, unfortunately, dead on. This is a collective cost paid by both the candidates and the ecosystem, which 1) loses bright people and 2) takes a hit to the broader reputation.
Under very difficult constraints – which many hiring teams are – it still may be that delaying or denying feedback is the right call. But it’s costly, and I’m sorry @AnotherEAJobSeeker that you’ve been put in this situation multiple times.
When hiring teams delay decisions for weeks or reject without feedback, they aren’t just reducing their chances of hiring their #1 – they’re increasing the likelihood that their #5, #6, or #7 give up on working in the space at all.
I’ve advised ~hundreds of jobseekers trying to enter similar roles, and can vouch for this author as being both highly capable and, unfortunately, dead on. This is a collective cost paid by both the candidates and the ecosystem, which 1) loses bright people and 2) takes a hit to the broader reputation.
Under very difficult constraints – which many hiring teams are – it still may be that delaying or denying feedback is the right call. But it’s costly, and I’m sorry @AnotherEAJobSeeker that you’ve been put in this situation multiple times.