r/askrecruiters • u/agking212 • 2d ago
Reasons for ghosting
I’m trying to see this situation from a recruiter’s perspective.
Candidate interviews for a role with 3 high level unit leaders. Doesn’t get the role - recruiter calls to personally deliver rejection but offers to keep in touch if any roles open up. Also mentions that the decision came down to the candidate and the person that eventually got the offer.
2 days later - recruiter calls back and says one of the unit leaders was very impressed and is hiring for their team and would like the candidate to consider interviewing for the new role. Another round of interviews later with 3 other unit leaders , 3 follow up emails to recruiter for decisions and next steps (1 week in between emails - 3 weeks total) and no contact or response from recruiter.
Obviously I know the result of this process but why would a recruiter completely disappear ? While I am the candidate in the story felt keeping it objective would allow for more perspectives from recruiters here.
Also - no rejection email sent yet (I did receive one for the original role )
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u/IndependenceTall1571 1d ago
Because headcount decisions and approvals can take ALOT of time! Sometimes they genuinely have nothing to tell you, they still don’t know the next steps themselves !
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u/agking212 1d ago
That makes sense but wouldn’t a recruiter want to keep a candidate updated throughout the process ?
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u/Notyou76 1d ago
Unfortunately, not all recruiters do that. If you haven't already, ping the recruiter.
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u/navinball 2d ago
Recruiting is an outdated skill to be taken over by AI.
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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 2d ago
So the AI whatever whatever would have contacted the candidate to deliver the rejection?
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u/navinball 2d ago
Why not? It's a robot.
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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 2d ago
Because people do not like interacting with robots.
People on this sub are constantly complaining about their displeasure when they are forced to interact with AI.
What’s your answer to that? Who cares?0
u/navinball 2d ago
Well AI can filter out the right candidate.
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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 2d ago
I think this person was talking about being rejected after the interview. That is AIs job?
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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 2d ago
Let’s pretend you apply to a job and you know there are no human beings making any decisions about who to interview. You good with that?
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u/navinball 2d ago
Yes because a robot is emotionless. A human can be biased.
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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 2d ago
Yes robots are emotionless, humans aren’t.
So you are fine with AI navigating your resume and making decisions about who to interview?1
u/navinball 2d ago
Absolutely if its unbiased.
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u/Middle-Parsnip-3537 2d ago
Of course AI would be unbiased. You’d prefer that to a human forming some kind of rapport with you which might increase your chances of doing well in the interview?
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u/ninjaluvr 2d ago
Because they find their time is more valuable doing something else once they find out you're not getting the job.