Work ?: What would you expect?

[arch01]

There are 2 positions open, 9 applicants.

Typically this department will call the people who are offered the job and sometimes those not getting it will get calls, sometimes not. Often they find out in a department wide email announcing who got the job.

How would you expect to receive the news if you were not chosen?

I'm asking out of curiosity because at this point it's just getting amusing with the speculation.

[SusanBAnthony]

I am see why they wouldn't. By process of elimination you would know who was chosen.

But I think it would be polite to give candidates a call an hour or so before the announcement.

In my former company it was never know who and how many applied, so it would be a non issue.

[countthestars]

Is it all internal candidates? I would expect that I would be notified that I didn't get it if I already worked for the company.

[limey]

Interpretive dance? Haiku?

J/K, I would expect the hiring manager would call and let the candidate know that while they were qualified, there were applications that were a better fit.

I've worked at companies where they just never got back to people. At all. No calls or letters. Just let the candidate figure it out.

[arch01]

Dec 7, 2012 11:36:11 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Is it all internal candidates? I would expect that I would be notified that I didn't get it if I already worked for the company.

Yes, sorry, all internal candidates.

[niki]

At a minimum, they should be sent emails.

[Deleted]

If they are all internal candidates, I think its pretty rude not to tell those not being offered the job before the announcement.

[Deleted]

I think after they make an announcement via e-mail, you would know and they wouldn't notify you personally.