Still Waiting.

Hey, guys.

What's up?

Still pounding the pavement, looking for work. I've had a couple of interviews in the past weeks so it looks like things might be turning around. Very good companies with a lot of potential.

But it's extraordinarily frustrating that these companies don't respond with your status in regard to employment. I understand that you( the company) have had a large amount of applicants. But I know that you didn't interview all of them. How hard is it to tell someone they didn't get the job?

It seems that courtesy has gone by the wayside in business today. I know that staff and personnel are doing more with less now. And I know that it would be impossible to respond to all the applicants ,though some companies do have an automated notice to tell you yes or no.

But if you call someone in for an interview, if you ask them to take the time to drive to your office, sit for questions and review, it seems to me that you should at least tell that person, sorry you don't fit what we were looking for.

I don't need a personal note. You don't have to call me and tell me the news. Just fire off a quick e-mail. Hell, it can be a form letter.

I don't care.

Just remember how you felt in your job search and show that person you interviewed the courtesy you would have appreciated back then.

It's just good manners and common courtesy.