we regret to inform you we have decided to move forward with another candidate.
The problem with jokes is that you rarely get to see what happens after the punchline.
Probably dodged a bullet.
I regret to inform you I have decided to move forward with another employer.
Isn’t that what a lot of people already do?
I’m not familiar, how do prospective employees talk to previous employees?
Most of my jobs have been by referral. So I knew someone in the job before I even applied.
During one in-person interview, I walked through the office with my prospective hire, talked to a number of the current staff, and saw the (miserable) conditions of the office. This was - ostensibly - while they were interviewing me.
I was reluctant to take the job, and spoke to the hiring manager, who offered me an additional $10k on top of the first offer. Then I used their salary negotiation to leverage a wage bump at my own office, because I was able to see what I was worth on the open market.
I actually met with my predecessor to discuss technical handover of some systems (he volunteered to help)
was this after you got the job though?
yes. different context I guess. I have reached out on LinkedIn to people at orgs I’ve applied to and gotten responses though also
Yes. It’s pretty trivial via linkedin and glass door. Perfectly acceptable behavior.
Why are Some of the words Randomly Capitalized?
If you’re Asking, you’re Not ready for the Answer.
It’s a common way to emphasize words.
Because this was made by a dumb person for dumb people.
OKAY! We’ll be in touch if we decide to move forward with you…
FYI they can only contact your previous employers to verify that you did indeed work there, and ask from what date to what date. They are not legally allowed to ask anything else and your previous employer is not legally allowed to give any other information
I don’t think it’s illegal, just legally risky for them to be overly candid about you in a negative way because you could sue them.
I think they can ask whatever they want about your job performance etc, but if your old employer answers with anything that is just their opinion , they open themselves to legal liability which is why in practice they usually only confirm employment dates, position, and maybe vague summary of tasks .
Which country are you talking about?
Got a source on this? I couldn’t find it with a quick google, only that they’re not allowed to give subjective opinions.
Good luck proving that though.
I always forget to do a previous company search on LinkedIn until I’m in house and the writing is on the wall. Then I see a graveyard of bodies and it makes sense.
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