Is it acceptable for a large company to make a decision about a hire, and not tell the losing candidates that they are out of the running? After giving 3 interviews? After speaking with a VP?
Is it okay not to drop an email note to the losing candidates even when they have expressed that receiving an email update is acceptable? Is it an acceptable excuse from the HR supervisor that 2 voice mails left by a losing candidate in the last week were simply not answered because “we are very busy”?
Is it acceptable for the HR supervisor to hesitate telling the candidate when the decision had been made, after the candidate called and happened to catch the supervisor in the office?
I suppose they owe the losing candidates nothing.
Perhaps they feel that working for them is such a privilege that many more candidates will line up for the opportunity in the event that their new hire does not “fit” they way that they had hoped. Who needs to keep resumes from the last round of hiring?
Perhaps they are used to working in a cut-throat New York corporate environment and do not yet understand the work ethics that pervade the South and Southeastern states where they have chosen to base new corporate headquarters.
Or maybe I am just bitter.
