Tag: Employer Ghosting

The Growing Trend of Hiring Teams Ghosting Applicants

In today’s job market, the term “ghosting” is no longer just associated with dating or unresponsive applicants. Increasingly, it’s the hiring process itself that’s vanishing into thin air—leaving candidates frustrated, confused, and disengaged. According to new research from LiveCareer, this problem is more common—and more systemic—than many HR teams may realize. The practice of “ghost […]

Why Do Companies Ghost Applicants? 

Most of our readers are HR professionals, hiring managers or others often on the hiring side of the job application process. So, it’s understandable that they may not fully appreciate the negative sentiment around what turns out to be a relatively common practice: ghosting applicants post interview.  Ghosting During the Hiring Process  Ghosting applicants refers […]