Companies: When they have to contact you

Scráib

I have a number of assumptions about applications for jobs that I want to run by people to see what they think. They're to do with then companies should contact you about a job application:

1. Send in your CV - No responsibility to contact you
2. Phone interview - No responsibility to contact you
3. After onsite interview - They should contact you regardless of success of application or not.

To anyone else's knowledge is this accurate? It's probably not law but my assumption has always been that if you're called in to attend an onsite interview the company has to let you know yes or know regardless.

Random_Fate

A good few months back, I attended a face-to-face interview in Dublin. Interview went great, no obvious muck-ups or mistakes on my part, the interviewer even knew the little town I was from and people in it, which was very unlikely!

I waited and waited, and got no reply. Nothing. Weeks later, on the blog for the company, they announced the new hire.

So even though I used to think that your opinion was right, I learned the hard way that you shouldn't assume any response from companies. Especially not nowadays. The basic courtesy of a PFO after any stage has disappeared.

I will say that most companies will send you a rejection letter after an interview. But don't assume it's a definite by any means.

starlit

I say companies have an obligation to get back to you after an interview its only fair but saying that if they don't then its best you follow up with them either with a phone call, write them a letter or send them an e-mail. There is no harm in requesting feedback on your interview OP.

chappy

there is no law on this but common courtesy would follow that should an applicant take time to come for an interview they should get some response