Hello,
Yes the issue raised by Anaya is good.
Well after interviewing number of candidates it is not possibleto HRM professional to give rejection feedback to everyone however it is possible to provide rejection feedback if candidate asked for it because the candidate who s asking for the rjection feedback is following the professionalism and ethiqs of recruitment and selsection hence being HRM professional we need to follow the same.
And rejection feedback is always helpfuul to individual to get through to next inter..always.
regards
brijesh
From India, Pune
15Yes the issue raised by Anaya is good.
Well after interviewing number of candidates it is not possibleto HRM professional to give rejection feedback to everyone however it is possible to provide rejection feedback if candidate asked for it because the candidate who s asking for the rjection feedback is following the professionalism and ethiqs of recruitment and selsection hence being HRM professional we need to follow the same.
And rejection feedback is always helpfuul to individual to get through to next inter..always.
regards
brijesh
From India, Pune
i feel that both candidate and HR Professional should be professional and respective towards each other. there should not be any communication gap.
From India, Ahmadabad
From India, Ahmadabad
Dear Anaya.
I start the post with a very truthful but harsh truth “Now day’s companies are really not interested in the candidate once he/she is rejected for a certain position.”
A feedback will only be possible if the HR executive (or whoever you are interacting with) is able to give you that much of time to give the candidates a feedback.
Point No 1: Apart from recruitments they have other areas to look out for. It sometimes would be very unfair of you or even me, to ask for a feedback from them. I know it takes 2-3 minutes but sometimes they can’t afford to do that.
Point no 2: Sometimes the HR executives don’t even know why the particular candidate is rejected, as they are not the hierarchy or in that league to ask the VP (and in the bargain risk their neck, job and position) the question “Why”
I am also a fresher (just got a job) and after every failed interview, instead of looking at the HR Department of the concerned company I often look back on my interview and start thinking or anticipating where I went wrong and what I should have done. This is self-training which every applicant regardless of its field has to start doing. All sorts of training answers go flying out of the window once you are sitting in front of the interviewer.
Listen, internalize and then improve.
Point No 3 Sometimes when feedback is given to the rejected candidates, the applicants start arguing back with the company representative. No one wants to get into this mess!
Point no 4 I feel that the fact you were called thrice gives me an indication that your knowledge base is very good/strong. But maybe at the end, you did not fit the profile / you did not fit the personality they were looking for that position.
Let me point out that there is nothing wrong with you or your personality and attitude but because of certain reasons they require a particular type of person to handle the job effectively.
They sometimes in the third round make you undergo stress interviews and how you handled them or rejected you because they just maybe found a candidate better qualified and more confident than you.
You may never know. We all go through this.
I am also in no way justifying what they have done and hopefully when you do get the job and you are in such a position, I hope you will be able to give feedbacks to fresher then!!!
It indeed would be very helpful.
For the next interview, chin up stand tall be confident and HONEST. If you don’t know something say “I’m sorry I don’t know but I will definitely look it up.” Don’t come up with vague or fake answers
All the best for the future
Regards
Avvanti
From India, Mumbai
I start the post with a very truthful but harsh truth “Now day’s companies are really not interested in the candidate once he/she is rejected for a certain position.”
A feedback will only be possible if the HR executive (or whoever you are interacting with) is able to give you that much of time to give the candidates a feedback.
Point No 1: Apart from recruitments they have other areas to look out for. It sometimes would be very unfair of you or even me, to ask for a feedback from them. I know it takes 2-3 minutes but sometimes they can’t afford to do that.
Point no 2: Sometimes the HR executives don’t even know why the particular candidate is rejected, as they are not the hierarchy or in that league to ask the VP (and in the bargain risk their neck, job and position) the question “Why”
I am also a fresher (just got a job) and after every failed interview, instead of looking at the HR Department of the concerned company I often look back on my interview and start thinking or anticipating where I went wrong and what I should have done. This is self-training which every applicant regardless of its field has to start doing. All sorts of training answers go flying out of the window once you are sitting in front of the interviewer.
Listen, internalize and then improve.
Point No 3 Sometimes when feedback is given to the rejected candidates, the applicants start arguing back with the company representative. No one wants to get into this mess!
Point no 4 I feel that the fact you were called thrice gives me an indication that your knowledge base is very good/strong. But maybe at the end, you did not fit the profile / you did not fit the personality they were looking for that position.
Let me point out that there is nothing wrong with you or your personality and attitude but because of certain reasons they require a particular type of person to handle the job effectively.
They sometimes in the third round make you undergo stress interviews and how you handled them or rejected you because they just maybe found a candidate better qualified and more confident than you.
You may never know. We all go through this.
I am also in no way justifying what they have done and hopefully when you do get the job and you are in such a position, I hope you will be able to give feedbacks to fresher then!!!
It indeed would be very helpful.
For the next interview, chin up stand tall be confident and HONEST. If you don’t know something say “I’m sorry I don’t know but I will definitely look it up.” Don’t come up with vague or fake answers
All the best for the future
Regards
Avvanti
From India, Mumbai
Dear All ,
I do agree with all your views but It's very difficult to say NO. to anybody.
Especially for me.... I'm handling recruitment in my company.Ihave the same problem ki - how to say NO CANIDIDATES.. IF WE GIVE FEEDBACK TO CANDIDATES REGARDING THEIR REJECTION.THEY WILL ASK 100S OF QUESTIONS. AT THAT TIME NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WILL BE THE SITUATION FOR INTERVIEWER OR ANY OHTER RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR REJECTION.OK. HE/SHE MAY GOT ANGREE OR GIVE BAD RESPONSE; THAT TIME THE CANDIDATE MAY LOSE HIS CONFIDENCE N MORALE.
Sometimes the conditoin may arise that the candidate presently having much good experience than after joining our organization this also the reason we people not giving response... ;-)
From India, Bangalore
I do agree with all your views but It's very difficult to say NO. to anybody.
Especially for me.... I'm handling recruitment in my company.Ihave the same problem ki - how to say NO CANIDIDATES.. IF WE GIVE FEEDBACK TO CANDIDATES REGARDING THEIR REJECTION.THEY WILL ASK 100S OF QUESTIONS. AT THAT TIME NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WILL BE THE SITUATION FOR INTERVIEWER OR ANY OHTER RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR REJECTION.OK. HE/SHE MAY GOT ANGREE OR GIVE BAD RESPONSE; THAT TIME THE CANDIDATE MAY LOSE HIS CONFIDENCE N MORALE.
Sometimes the conditoin may arise that the candidate presently having much good experience than after joining our organization this also the reason we people not giving response... ;-)
From India, Bangalore
Dear All ,
I do agree with all your views but It's very difficult to say NO. to anybody.
Especially for me.... I'm handling recruitment in my company.I have the same problem ki - how to say NO TO CANIDIDATES.. IF WE GIVE FEEDBACK TO CANDIDATES REGARDING THEIR REJECTION.THEY WILL ASK 100S OF QUESTIONS. AT THAT TIME NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WILL BE THE SITUATION FOR INTERVIEWER OR ANY OHTER RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR REJECTION.OK. HE/SHE MAY GOT ANGREE OR GIVE BAD RESPONSE;AT THAT TIME THE CANDIDATE MAY LOSE HIS CONFIDENCE N MORALE.
Sometimes the condition may arise that the candidate presently having much good experience than after joining our organization this also might be the reason for rejection so we people not give response... ;-)
From India, Bangalore
I do agree with all your views but It's very difficult to say NO. to anybody.
Especially for me.... I'm handling recruitment in my company.I have the same problem ki - how to say NO TO CANIDIDATES.. IF WE GIVE FEEDBACK TO CANDIDATES REGARDING THEIR REJECTION.THEY WILL ASK 100S OF QUESTIONS. AT THAT TIME NOBODY KNOWS WHAT WILL BE THE SITUATION FOR INTERVIEWER OR ANY OHTER RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR REJECTION.OK. HE/SHE MAY GOT ANGREE OR GIVE BAD RESPONSE;AT THAT TIME THE CANDIDATE MAY LOSE HIS CONFIDENCE N MORALE.
Sometimes the condition may arise that the candidate presently having much good experience than after joining our organization this also might be the reason for rejection so we people not give response... ;-)
From India, Bangalore
Hi Ananya,
It’s good that you shared what you feel regarding your experience. You being a fresher, I understand your viewpoint. It is really a struggle for a fresher to find a job. But being in HR field for so many years I will like to say, it is really not possible for HR people to call each and every candidate and inform about the rejection. For filling one vacancy HR people have to call many candidates, and when hiring is high, their whole day is spent in taking interviews. This is the case for one vacancy and there may be several vacancies at any point of time with the company, so it’s really not possible to call each and every candidate. In addition to that, not all candidates are as mature as you are, to accept the reasons for their limitations. When few candidates call for follow up and we tell them they are not suitable for this position but can apply for other position in our company they become defensive and are not able to hear any negative points about themselves. Although what you have suggested is helpful for candidates but there are candidates who would not appreciate that HR people calling them and telling their negative points.
HR professionals have to deal with people of different mindsets and it is not possible to keep everyone happy and to react in the way they expect.
Regards,
Alka
From India, Vadodara
It’s good that you shared what you feel regarding your experience. You being a fresher, I understand your viewpoint. It is really a struggle for a fresher to find a job. But being in HR field for so many years I will like to say, it is really not possible for HR people to call each and every candidate and inform about the rejection. For filling one vacancy HR people have to call many candidates, and when hiring is high, their whole day is spent in taking interviews. This is the case for one vacancy and there may be several vacancies at any point of time with the company, so it’s really not possible to call each and every candidate. In addition to that, not all candidates are as mature as you are, to accept the reasons for their limitations. When few candidates call for follow up and we tell them they are not suitable for this position but can apply for other position in our company they become defensive and are not able to hear any negative points about themselves. Although what you have suggested is helpful for candidates but there are candidates who would not appreciate that HR people calling them and telling their negative points.
HR professionals have to deal with people of different mindsets and it is not possible to keep everyone happy and to react in the way they expect.
Regards,
Alka
From India, Vadodara
There are ways to communicate feedback to the candidates. I think communication is incomplete without feedback. Feedback need not be in written form only. One can even phone a candidate or before interview process itself one can announce that only shortlisted will be informed.This automatically takes care of non selected candidates. when the number of applicants are more in numbers , it will not be practically feasible to communicate all in writing about their area for improvements. Hence i think whatever method we adopt should be communicated to all in advance for better clarity.
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
Dear All,
I do agree with Ananya's point, I too have gone through similar situation in recent past.
It's not the matter of fresher or experienced. I have total 4 years of experience in HR & I had been for an interview in a reputed company for the post of HR. I was interviewed by 4 people and all 4 interviews were good, rather I would say informative. After the interview sessions I was told that the Interviewer has liked me and really looking forward to appoint me and then they said they will give call me after 2 days for the final feedback. But there was no call nor any mail.
Any candidate goes for an interview expects at least a feedback, whatever it is select/rejected that doesn't matter.
I hope you seniors understand this situation & concern.
Regards
Sachin Subhedar
9930056530
From India, Pune
I do agree with Ananya's point, I too have gone through similar situation in recent past.
It's not the matter of fresher or experienced. I have total 4 years of experience in HR & I had been for an interview in a reputed company for the post of HR. I was interviewed by 4 people and all 4 interviews were good, rather I would say informative. After the interview sessions I was told that the Interviewer has liked me and really looking forward to appoint me and then they said they will give call me after 2 days for the final feedback. But there was no call nor any mail.
Any candidate goes for an interview expects at least a feedback, whatever it is select/rejected that doesn't matter.
I hope you seniors understand this situation & concern.
Regards
Sachin Subhedar
9930056530
From India, Pune
Thank you Mr. Mohan,
Here, I guess the freshers are looking at us as Mentors to guide them to avoid further rejection.
I agree with you 100% that we need to support the freshers. I have not forgotten that even I was given a chance by an Organisation.
Sometimes
it will not be possible to give a response to all
it will lead to more emails being exchanged
In my opinion informing the rejected candidate by email for not clearing the final round is ethical.
From Nigeria
Here, I guess the freshers are looking at us as Mentors to guide them to avoid further rejection.
I agree with you 100% that we need to support the freshers. I have not forgotten that even I was given a chance by an Organisation.
Sometimes
it will not be possible to give a response to all
it will lead to more emails being exchanged
In my opinion informing the rejected candidate by email for not clearing the final round is ethical.
From Nigeria
hi Ananya,
I can understand ur feelings and emotioions, but the problem is one rejection or faulty conversation and we people take that as a wrong deed, we never dare to try again. thats where most of the people fails. i think u will keep this in mind, and will try further to get the information u need from the company.
From India, Gurgaon
I can understand ur feelings and emotioions, but the problem is one rejection or faulty conversation and we people take that as a wrong deed, we never dare to try again. thats where most of the people fails. i think u will keep this in mind, and will try further to get the information u need from the company.
From India, Gurgaon
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