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30 comments:

  1. Excellent site. Hopefully I'll never have to use it again!
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  2. What a hoot! Definitely needed!
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  3. This is awesome!!
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  4. I've come across way too many inconsiderate managers even after the condidtions have been met. This is a well needed "service". Thank you for putting it together.
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  5. Thanks for this great service. Before my recent job search (which began June 2009), I've never experienced such rude employers!!! I've always heard back with either a Yes or a No. I just don't understand how employers can be so incredibly rude.
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  6. 'bout time !!
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  8. I just sent the letter to a very unprofessional employer in the Kansas City area. If nothing else, it lets them know that their rude behavior isn't appreciated by some job seekers.
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  9. Feels good to have the upper hand again!
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  10. Workers of the world unite!
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  11. it felt great when I hit send!
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  12. I love this!
    And Kerry, I love your blog! I think yours is one of the very few that makes sense (I love Ronny Ann's too).

    So I just sent one email to this employer in Palo Alto, who had a phone interview with me, and responding to my thank you email with: "I am running out of time for this week, but will follow up next week after returning from vacation".
    And that was it, never heard a word from her ever again, even after my follow up email.
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  13. I'm so sorry I can't answer all 1056 applicants per job who find a way to contact me.

    Your expectations are unrealistic.
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  14. Actually, anonymous, what we're talking about here are companies that don't get back to applicants AFTER AN INTERVIEW. Not every single application for the job.
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  15. "I'm so sorry I can't answer all 1056 applicants per job who find a way to contact me."

    Actually you can answer to all 1056 applicants. That's your job. Don't be lazy. Try to incorporate an applicant tracking system or use your email system to respond to all applicants. Just follow up. Hire an intern if your workload is heavy.

    P.S. I accept your apology this time.
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  16. That's why some sort of automated system can be put in place... you know, just send a standard e-mail saying basically "thanks, but no thanks". Plus, like the person that posted a message on Oct. 13: this is your job. We are spending quite a bit of time in making each cover letter unique, adjusting the resume a zillion times because "maybe, maybe this time..." - just to get no sort of communication back just because some recruiter didn't feel like doing it?!
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  17. I didn't think I'd need to use this service, but from September through December I went through a phone screening, a face-to-face interview with the hiring manager and then an intensive third interview with the hiring manager, another manager and the hiring manager of the third party the candidate would be servicing. The position was to start in January and by mid December I was starting to wonder and sent a brief, professional inquiry and was told to check back in a few weeks (which would make it well into January.) Additional email went unanswered and here it is mid-February. I put a lot of effort into preparing for the interviews - studying the company and its client, prepping for the interviews, buying a new interview suit and so on. I've applied for 108 jobs since June and indeed I do not expect responses from overwhelmed HR and hiring professionals. But when I've had MULTIPLE interviews for ONE position, I deserve simple courtesy. Thank you!
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  18. So glad I found this site!
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  19. Excellent site! I will recommend this to everyone I know. Thank you!
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  20. Thank you for this service. I am so tired of employers that don't have the decency nor the professional integrity to contact applicants after they have gone through multiple interviews. It is so easy to set up a form email, and it boggles the mind how many companies do not do this. Very unprofessional and speaks volumes about the company in my book.
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  21. First time using this following multiple interviews with no reply. I hesitated, but now feel liberated!
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  22. This is great! Thank you. I agree that after an interview there should be at least a rejection email or notification if a job is on hold for one reason or another.
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  23. I'm curious if the owner of this site sees any kind of pattern? Do the same companies keep getting emailed? Are there companies that keep repeatedly ticking off candidates?
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  24. I don't pay much attention to the company names, so I'm not sure -- but I don't think there's been much of a pattern, simply because there's been so much variety. This problem is very widespread.
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  25. This is great! I had an interview on Monday - at the end of it interviewer said she had one other candidate to interview and would let me know the next day (Tuesday). They are looking to hire someone very soon (at least that is what she told me) so I expected she would follow the timeline she gave me. I sent thank you letter in the evening that same day and waited for a response the next day, as she had mentioned. Tuesday came and went ... nothing. On Wednesday (today) I followed up with a quick phone call to follow up, had to leave a voice-mail. It's now the end of business day, still nothing. At this point I don't know what to expect, good or bad, and it's hell not knowing either way. Anyway, don't want to burn my bridges with this company right now since there's always a slim chance (I guess ...). But, as catharsis I sent the form e-mail on this site to a company I interviewed for a year ago and who never bothered to close the loop even though they assured I would hear back from them.
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  26. This is awesome. I am appalled at the lack of common courtesy I see today. I just sent your letter to the third employer who interviewed me and then gave me NO response after what seemed liked an excellent interview. In addition they knew I had cut my vacation short by 5 days to come back at their request, and I was, if anything, overqualified. I have a job, so do not feel in the least desperate, and I truly would not want to work for someone with this lack of manners and professionalism. They simply hired someone because they were cheaper(so I heard)and they will get what they deserve and paid for. In today's work world, unfortunately many must take any job they can get, which enables this obnoxious behavior. Thank you for this site.
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  27. much needed. wish i'd found this 30 applications back!

    due to the current economic woes, unemployment is at an all-time high and jobs are no longer prevalent, even for the well educated. many of my fellow peers with MBAs or JDs can't find anyone willing to hire them--it's a sign of the times when our reality is one of underemployment (if you're lucky), more school in the hopes that things will improve soon, living with or depending upon parents or a combination of any.

    for job seekers, it takes a lot of strength and resilience to survive in this downturn, and i've seen nothing but resourcefulness, entrepreneurialism, dogged determination, professional behavior (networking and such) and lots of hope. on behalf of recruiters or management, not so much.

    i must note, i was quite happy to send a polite 'tell-off' to someone at a company who consistently ignored my emails and phone calls--though they were tactful and professional and not done out of desperation. simply good manners and a desire to know my status either way.

    and so. the dearth (or death) of social skills. certainly they are obligated to their client. but if recruiters feel it's above them to treat applicants with respect and dignity, then they need to find a new field (and perhaps experience what it's been like for the rest of us!).

    thanks much.
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  28. Thank you for this site! Employers who misuse their power are not nice.
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  29. Thanks! It feels like in this economy, more and more employers think it is okay to be rude. Really? Is it too hard to at least send a generic rejection letter?
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  30. I had an employer not show up for an interview or even call to say they wouldn't be arriving. No follow-up, no obligation to reschedule or offer their apologies. Just plain wrong by any measure of professional courtesy. I sent the generic letter you have, even though in this case their behavior was even more rude than not following up after an interview.
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