I want to start by pointing job searchers to this great article from Matthew Swyers from Inc. Magazine about 5 tips for great job interviews. In it he gives five tips for candidates to follow to help show respect for them selves and the interviewing organization. Most are common sense, but since this author (a company owner) and all the college career specialist I used to work with all give similar advice then these must be things that many job candidates are missing.
Now to the piece about respect working both ways.
Mr. Swyers mentioned through out his piece the various errors a candidate can make that will cause him to throw out their application material. While I am grateful for the candid advice, I hope that he doesn't mean he literally throws them out without some contact of the candidate. Unfortunately I have had too many positions for which I have applied that I have gotten absolutely no contact. What do others think? Is it disrespectful of the employer to never contact the candidate? Is it just a function of them hundreds of applications they receive and the premium of their time? If so, is that ok?
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George,
ReplyDeleteGood post. I enjoyed reading the article from Mr. Swyers but I must confess after an interview with him I'd probably would have thrown him out! Want a pompous ass. To answer your question is it disrespectful of the employer to never contact the candidate? My response is a resounding Yes!!!
I know its a sellers market and employers have their pick of hundreds if not, thousands of candidates put that is no excuse in my opinion, for them not to at least acknowledge that you have responded to their advertisement. They are in the power position that is true, but let's change the scenario, let's say they are trying to obtain funding from a venture capitalist how would like like it if after they prepared a presentation that they felt was convincing their was no response from the venture capitalist? They would be appalled.
Acknowleding that they received an application, or resume is like saying hello to somebody you meet on a hiking trail somewhere, simple verification that two people exist and live on this planet! Poor manners are poor manners regardless of how much situational power you may possess at one time, remember the old adage--but for the grace of God go I.