New Trend - Employers Who Call To Say You're Rejected

[pvande55]

I've only gotten a few in 20 years but I was glad they notified me.

[Suburban_Guy]

Just proof that you can never satisfy everyone.

If a company never responds, that's bad.

If a company sends a rejection email, that's bad.

If a company calls to reject, that's bad too.

[BookEditor]

Originally Posted by treemoni

You called for an update and are mad you got one? I'm confused.

I don't like being in limbo, so a solid answer is great in my book. Even if the answer is "no".

This. So this.

And, I am guessing the attitude of the OP is the reason more companies don't follow up with candidates when there is a rejection.

[Disgustedman]

Originally Posted by RNW2015

So I interviewed with a firm a couple weeks ago. I didn't hear from them until yesterday. I had really lost interest even the ugh anything would be better than my current job. I called the recruiter back this morning left a message and then I got a email request to complete a survey about my experience followed by a rejection email and voicemail. I don't know about you but if as company isn't interested I do not want to waste time chatting on the phone about it. Just send the canned email, don't get my hopes up by leaving happy sounding voicemails and just move on.... I don't like the new trend of employer calling candidates to follow up to say "we went with someone else"

Thing is, you could have also asked

"What was it that I lacked?"

"Do you see other openings coming soon?"

"Is there another similar position that you may interview for?"

Oh and try getting a rejection nine months later..Now that one made me laugh.

[Meemur]

I think it's rude to leave candidates hanging. Whichever method they choose -- letter, email, phone, or even a text -- they should notify candidates in a timely manner.

I'd rather get a terse "Sorry, we're hired someone else" text than nothing.

I'm a big girl. I can accept "NO." Silence drives me crazy, though.

[dazeddude8]

If the choice was between silence vs phone call- then phone call every dam time. That being said I would still prefer email because my hopes go up more if the potential employer is the one calling, still I'd rather have a phone call than the morgue like silence one usually gets when applying for work.

[KonaldDuth]

I've had this happen once and wish it would happen more instead of getting the silent treatment

[Carolina Knight]

Prospective employers calling back to say "We are moving in another direction" is not a new trend. Taking the time to thank you for considering them and keeping you interested in them for future opportunities later on can go a long way.