Why workers and employers are ghosting each other
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Stuck In A Ghosting Spiral
- Rather than sending a withdrawal or rejection email, workers and employers are simply cutting off contact during the hiring process.
- Ghosting is considered a bad practice for both companies and workers; no one likes being on the receiving end of it.
- Yet its rise seems inexorable: digital hiring processes deluge companies with candidates, making replying to everyone hard.
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The Findings
One recent study of 1,500 global workers found that 75% of jobseekers have been ghosted by a company after a job interview. Employers openly acknowledge that they do it; only 27% of US employers surveyed by job listings site Indeed said they hadn’t ghosted a candidate in the past year.
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Digital Hiring And The Spike In Applications
- The rise in ghosting is coming from both workers and employers.
- Much of the ghosting we’re seeing today may simply be the fact that someone just can’t get back to everyone.
- The loss of in-person interviews may also be a factor in ghosting by both parties.
- Job-search algorithms place the open positions right in front of workers, making impulse applications easier, resulting in a spike for recruiters.
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The Consequences Of Increased Digital Hiring
- An explosion of candidates due to new digital recruiting may mean applicants find themselves waiting for emails that never come.
- Market conditions may well mean that not replying to every lead or candidate is becoming more normalised.
- But ghosting comes with downsides to both employers and candidates: it leaves a bad impression - likely ending a professional relationship before it's even begun.
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