To think that after a job interview...

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Even if you don't get the job a courtesy email/call would be nice?

Anyone who is in a position to hire people what would you do?
What is standard practice?

I always ring interviewees personally and give feedback there and then if they ask for it. It's common courtesy.

Every job I have had an interview for, I have had a phone call or letter with the outcome. If I don;t get shortlisted for an interview then it's not unusual to not hear anything these days.

How long since the interview?

Definitely after an interview, you would expect either a phone call, email or letter.

If just an application, I wouldn't expect to hear anything unless shortlisted.

I do a lot of recruitment, I would always email or write to unsuccessful applicants after an interview, but sometimes I might hold off contacting the person who came 2nd, in case the successful applicant turns the offer down.

How long has it been OP?

I think it is common courtesy to let the person know and offer feedback. I work in a school and they always let people know and offer feedback.

So many places don't bother though which I think is really rude!

I work in HR and agree with other posters - if it was just an application, you wouldn't necessarily hear back (although we always notify unsuccessful candidates in our organisation), but if you've actually been in for an interview, then you should be informed of the outcome (whether positive or negative) and offered feedback if appropriate.

As hallamoo said, sometimes the time scales can be different if there's another candidate who has been offered the role, but I'd consider it rude to leave someone hanging for longer than 3-5 working days.

Yes but sometimes it does take a while depending on the companies processes or when funding committees meet etc

I don't think every interviewee is entitled to feedback (although it's nice to give it if you can) but you should certainly get a call or at bare minimum an email to let you know you haven't got the job.

I used to call after every interview, email after telephone screening or CV submission. Even if it's just a generic email so the applicant isn't left wondering. Anything else is extremely unprofessional.

And if a decision was taking a while, as does happen, I would call the candidate and explain why they hadn't heard yet.

Thank you for the replies.
My interview was on Monday, so not too long ago.
However, the interviewer did make a point of asking how old my child was and what childcare arrangements I have.
I have never had that before so I am a bit concerned I have maybe put them off me for having a non school age child.
The job has in the past hour been taken down from the website so I think maybe someone else has got it, which is fair enough, I just like to know where I am at.
Thanks for the input hopefully I hear from them soon.
(Even if it is a rejection email)

How long ago was the interview? Did they say when they would let you know by? Did they say how they would let you know?

I always make sure candidates leave with this info.

I am a total wimp and only call the person who has got the job. I get HR to call the people who didn't get it

It is totally unacceptable to ask about your childcare arrangements. Assuming you are female here - do you think they would have asked a man with a child the same age what his childcare arrangements were?

I would be furious. If you don't get the job be happy - who wants to work for an arsehole like that anyway!!

They asked about your childcare arrangements?

Erm... that's really not appropriate, they shouldn't even have known you have a child!

www.tpp.co.uk/employers/recruitment-advice/interviewing/interview-questions-you-should-avoid-and-what-to-ask-instead

You cannot ask a candidate if they are planning a family, if they are pregnant or about their childcare arrangements.

If I were you I would contact their HR dept, or owner, director, and have a discussion about their interview procedures!

I didn’t think you could be asked about children/child care arrangements at an interview? Prepared to be told I’m wrong though.
Someone should have called you.

Sorry, I meant to give you the government link, so you can quote it at them!

www.gov.uk/employer-preventing-discrimination/recruitment

They didn't give me any information as to when I would hear back, they only said they would need to decide very soon.

I was interviewed by 2 people. The manager and a man from HR.

I've only ever been to interviews before through a recruitment agency, so have always had feedback.

This is the first time I've applied direct to a company.

Are you in the uk? Because asking about childcare arrangements is illegal during an interview. No employer in forever would ever ask that of a man!
That said, I’ve no idea who you need to complain to about this.

My experience of job hunting in the past was that I always got replies, one way or another. But I have been a SAHM for the last ten years or so. My husband, looking for various contracts, has had a few non-replies, and it seems to be more common these days. Not very polite, though!

I know it's tough when you really need a job and might be prepared to overlook negatives about a company, but anywhere that asked you about childcare is probably not somewhere you would want to work. In the long term, it seems unlikely that a women would make good career progress in a company that reveals its (illegal) sexist policies at the interview stage.

They knew I had children because I took a career break for 2 years to spend time with my family and I did have to explain this due to the gap in my CV.

Even if I don't get the job I won't take it personally, (well I will try) I just would like to know either way and wanted advice if it's normally the done thing to let a candidate know that they haven't got the job.

Like others have said, a company you will want to work for would never ask you an illegal question like that, I hate the attitude some people have to working mothers, I would always refuse to answer a question like that.

They still should not have asked about childcare arrangements. PLEASE don't say it was the HR man who asked!

But, to answer your question, you don't always get told you were unsuccessful. Sometimes a company is just rude... and, to be honest, a company that breaks the law during the interview process is likely to be a awful place to work. The law they broke is decades old!

They are not allowed to ask you that!

I'd be calling them and asking what the outcome is, and also making it clear that asking about your childcare was not acceptable from them and was it this that resulted in you not getting the job.

This is why one of my questions is always "when can I expect to hear back?" So I know when I will hear.

It has become very common to not bother. Incredibly rude, it takes seconds to fire off a mass "sorry but no" email to people.

Thank you for all your replies.
To the PP who asked if it was the HR bloke who asked, no it wasn't it was the lady who was the team leader of the department.

It started with me explaining why I had my break, then I was asked his age, and when could I start at the earliest, I said 4 weeks due to notice for changing days at nursery, and then it came into discussion that was my chosen childcare.
At no point did I think anything untoward about the interview I was just wondering If I would hear back and maybe having a child could go against me.
Although, as it was a part time post, I'm sure a lot of the applicants will have children.