Dropped communication. A pain point, stopping all communication with the candidate/jobseeker (Forbes, 2024; Kelly,J). According to Forbes, in hopes the candidate will get the hint they are no longer being considered often after the interview. Disorientating, discouraging, confusing- with no feedback nor constructive criticism, no awareness on how to improve. This happened to me before and I took it as protection from a boss that could be too demanding, offered too little flexibility, and/or from a position that did not offer growth. On to the next one, next adventure, and more fruitful opportunities.
What to do:
- Recognize the behavior.
- Set a time limit to move on the the next opportunity.
- Review interview questions for any that could have been answered better, notate and prep for next time.
- Connect on linked in with people who have that position that graduated from your institution and ask them questions about what the position requires.
Good news! The reasons for the behavior can be reasonable. The position got canceled, the hiring manager got fired, the hiring manage is regretful in telling you the status, the company went with an internal candidate instead, and it may be standard operations.
The candidate can ghost also. This shows up in the form of getting a better offer and not responding to other offers, signing a offer letter and never showing up, starting another job and not offically resigning- All of these should be avoided as you may need a letter of support from the current position in the future.
We cannot prevent you from being ghosted, but we can accelerate your application to being competitive.
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