Call Back

What is it with employers these days that they no longer have the courtesy to call you back after an interview and let you know the result?

I have been looking for a part time job, just to make a little extra cash, and was recently interviewed at an afterschool program. The interview went well (although the interviewer was extremely frazzled and stopped to answer her cell phone and have conversation TWICE) and she said she'd let me know by the end of the week.

Well, soon it was the end of the week. No response. So I sent her a quick email thanking her for the interview and asking if they had made a decision or when I could expect to hear back from her. Nothing. And now the date has arrived that the new person would supposedly be hired, and I am just wondering where the common courtesy of letting someone know they did not get the job went? I am a recent college graduate in the WORST economic climate in memory, believe me, my skin is tough enough for the turn down phonecall. I don't believe you are sparing anyone's feelings by not letting them know the outcome of an interview. Also, the opportunity to get advice and feedback as to why you didn't get the job is COMPLETELY lost. How is someone supposed to learn from these experiences? Employers are doing everyone a complete disservice by blowing off whoever didn't make the cut. This is definitely not the first job I have interviewed for and then NEVER heard back about. A few years ago I think a general practice of just not informing applicants of their status would be completely unheard of. I refuse to believe anyone is so pressed for time they cannot type out a generic three line regret email and BCC it to every person who interviewed but was not offered a job. When I interned at Rosetta Stone sending out notifications about not getting a job was part of MY JOB. So I know exactly how little effort or thought it is possible to involve.

It is just frustrating to think that employers no longer think they need to treat applicants with common courtesy.

So that is my rant about that. And now back to filling out more applications I will probably never hear anything back about.