Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Dear Employers:

An employer is someone who meets these characteristics:
A. deemed responsible enough to hire a new staff member
B. capable of screening job applications
C. interview selected candidates via the telephone
D. interview selected candidates in person
E. decide to select someone for a position
F. decide to reject other people for the position

So, if you are an employer who does the above, you should have the decency to PICK UP THE TELEPHONE AND CALL the person you have rejected from said employment. I posted about this in July. For the love of anything, it's human decency. MAN UP. Make the phone call. It only takes two minutes:

"Hi Carol. This is Such-and-Such from Where-and-Where. It was a pleasure meeting you on your interview, however, we've selected a more qualified applicant and he/she has accepted our offer. Thank you for your time. Good luck to you."

How hard is that? Honestly. It's easier than making dinner. It's easier than putting gas in your car. It's a two-minute phone call.

I deserve better.

Everyone deserves better. It's called being a functioning member of society.

Get it together, employers.

2 comments:

Mrs. McGoo said...

I concur. Craziness!!!

Rachel L. said...

Ugh....I went in for an interview on Tuesday and got an email on Wednesday. Wow. He said he would call. HOW LAME!!