to think that if you have interviewed someone for a job you should let them know either way

[Mintyy]

whether they have got it or not?

Recently had a job interview for a tiny company. I would bet on my guinea pigs' little lives that they didn't interview more than 10 people, probably more like 5.

Anyway, I clearly haven't got the job ... but don't you think its poor form not to call or email or even text all your interviewees in this sort of situation?

YANBU

It's fine not to respond to every application, but when someone has got to the interview stage you should contact them within a reasonable time.

YANBU. DH recently travelled a 300 mile round trip, twice, for first and second interviews with a small company. 6 weeks later, they still haven't got back to him.

Clearly he hasn't got the job. As to why he didn't get back in contact with them himself, its up to him. He's an engineer...

Maybe you are the second choice, and they don't want to reject you outright until first choice has finished salary negotiations and signed the contract? How long has it been?

I had 2 job interviews when I didn't hear for about 2-3 months. One I hadn't got the job and the other I had but was pg with DS1 by then and had hyperemesis so had to turn it down. They should let you know if you have had an interview and within a week.

Y are SO NBU

That is beyond rude, it's offensive.

They told me they would have decided by Tuesday.

YANBU,
these stories make me so angry.

YANBU, I recently went for a job interview. At the end they said they would be in touch by Friday (it was on a Tuesday).

This Friday they mentioned has never come around...

YANBU - it's good manners to let you know one way or the other.

How do you know there was only a few interviewed though?? Could you give them a call for interview feedback and then mention that they should let the applicants know.

I'm sure there'll be a special place in limbo-/for these people :-)

yanbu. I've had this happen to me loads and it's really rude.

we should get together a do some group action against these places . ha am not sure what form it would take perhaps just communicating the hell out of them.

YANBU but once I interviewed for a position and didn't hear back for three months at which point I was offered the job but turned it down as I'd found something better

Big name employers are just as bad . I had 3 stages of interviews with a well known city firm and despite following up with both the hr team and guys who interviewed me i got no feedback or response yes/no whatsoever at all. Shoddy.

It must be soul destroying to be left wondering if you have been given the job or not especially for people who are desperate to find work and spend their time applying for job after job. I do hope these ignorant OIKS who don't reply spend an eternity in limbo. It wouldn't be so bad if they said "If you don't hear from us by ...X... you will not have been offered the position!"

It must be soul destroying to be left wondering if you have been given the job or not especially for people who are desperate to find work and spend their time applying for job after job. I do hope these ignorant OIKS who don't reply spend an eternity in limbo. It wouldn't be so bad if they said "If you don't hear from us by ...X... you will not have been offered the position!"

It must be soul destroying to be left wondering if you have been given the job or not especially for people who are desperate to find work and spend their time applying for job after job. I do hope these ignorant OIKS who don't reply spend an eternity in limbo. It wouldn't be so bad if they said "If you don't hear from us by ...X... you will not have been offered the position!"

and it makes a mockery out of their bloody communication efficiency type competency questions

Betty - I know they were only interviewing a few people because they told me. Honestly, 10 is a generous guess. So its not like they have had to do a mass mail-out of anything. They should just thank those of us who were not successful for applying and for attending the interview, confirmed that they have given the job to someone who was slightly more suitable, and wish us well in our future job-hunting.

Or at least that's what I have always done when been on the other side of the table.

Still, I suppose I can comfort myself with the thought that I wouldn't want to work for someone who has no manners!

Exactly Mintyy - we tend to forget we are interviewing them too to see if we would want to work for them!

I would (and have, in the past) ring and ask when you can expect to hear their decision. Then you'll know exactly where you stand. As a tiny company there is an outside chance that the chair/final decision maker may have e.g. gone off sick shortly afterwards, and if they're too small to have an HR department it might not automatically fall to anyone else to notify the applicants.

And if it turns out they are simply too ignorant to let interviewees know, if nothing else you can pride yourself that you're more efficient and a better communicator than they are.

OP- Have you heard anything yet from the rude idiots ?

YANBU - if you interview then you let the candiaite know. Applications are a different matter as companies can get hundreds of them, especially for more junior jobs.

I think there should be a site somewhere that we could look at to see which firms

A) Do not respond to speculative job applications
B) Do not respond to formally advertised jobs applications
C) Do not respond to interviewees

My husband has a small business and although we get around 3-5 applications a week on a speculative basis we respond to all of them.

It does not matter how big or small you are basic decency should apply. They took the time to contact you, you respond, even if it's just an email saying
'sorry no vacancies at this time'
'thank you for your application, however, on this occasion we shall not be calling you for intereview"
and interviewees should always be thanked for attending and the outcome deatiled.