Comments | team_unemployed: For those rude interviewers who don't call back

kokeshikitten in team_unemployed

For those rude interviewers who don't call back

Aug 08, 2009 23:48

After putting all the time and energy into interviewing for a company, many of us don't get the time of day from these people. This is a letter generator that will anonymously email the hiring company to let them know that their hiring practices are impolite ( Read more... )

interviews, no replies, rudeness, waiting

Comments 8

skittlebox August 9 2009, 07:21:36 UTC

I'd be too paranoid, because sometimes you don't know how many other people are interviewed... and if there's only 2 of you, and the other person got the job, it'd be a little obvious who sent it XD

kokeshikitten August 9 2009, 07:23:54 UTC

Yep, there is always that! LOL. Whether or not you do it, it feels good to know that it is there. ;)

kutsiekittie August 9 2009, 14:45:14 UTC

i'd like to do this to companies who poo-poo'd me in the past. I can name a few right now.

i actually wrote a letter to a lady, from my actual self because she was so snooty during the process and never called me back for the final YAY or NAY. (something like "i'm glad we BOTH believe in follow through because as is it late august and you said your hiring would be complete by the 1st week of august, I can assume I was not hired for your internship. Because of the open communication between us, i was able to use the last 2 weeks of july to locate temporary housing in your city...") She wrote me back an apology.

but i still don't like her and cancelled my subscription to her stupid magazine.

masteralucard August 9 2009, 19:25:00 UTC

it doesn't sound rude to me or paranoia-since these days that seems to be the norm how many people are feeling. this is a time to stand up and do something others "aren't" doing regardless. i am lucky in some expiereiences this year I have received "thank you for your consideration, but we are not hiring now" letters even if i have seen new people hired.

I like this idea but maybe a petition would seem better ? since this is generated it could seem as just plain old spam-some could not take it seriously.

settlingbones August 11 2009, 01:14:23 UTC

Given that any job these days can generate from 10 to over 1000 applicants, I wouldn't feel personally offended if an interviewer didn't call me back. That's enough to deal with in the first place, plus I think it's just plain awkward getting a phone call saying they can't/won't/aren't going to hire you.

I've had it happen to me once in my 9 years of working experience and it was insanely awkward. I answered they phone, the caller identified herself and where she was from, and because I was particularly excited about that job prospected, I got excited and said, "Oh hi!" Then she let loose the news that I was not going to be hired due to my lack of experience in that field. It was awkward ( ... )

theevilp0ptart August 14 2009, 03:42:19 UTC

If a company is receiving hundreds of thousands of applications, couldn't they just send a postcard or letter the everyone. They do at Price Chopper and I actually appreciate the bad news because at least they are polite about it.

settlingbones August 14 2009, 04:06:39 UTC

I'm sure they probably could but most businesses are about making money, not being polite. You can't just think of it as a few pieces of paper and stamps, someone has to write or type those cards. Someone has to address them. Someone has to meter or stamp them. That's another position within the company that they have to pay for. This is how most companies look at things. It's all about the bottom line. If they step on a few toes, they're really not going to care.

peace_piper August 11 2009, 20:50:13 UTC

I don't know about this. If I'm not sure I would get the job, it'd be really nice to start sending interviewers condescending and patronising letters about why I didn't chose them for my employment.