For employers turning down applicants, frank feedback hasn’t exactly been standard protocol. Historically, employers have used boilerplate rejection letters, or simply silence, to turn down applicants. Yet whether it’s due to shortages in talent, generational changes in the workforce, online forums like Glassdoor, or new appreciation for how applicants experience (and remember) a company’s brand, …
The increasingly prevailing notion is that candidates deserve something from the interview experience, even if it’s not a job offer. While well-meaning, there are many pitfalls a company can fall into when giving feedback that could expose it to costly discrimination claims.