Why Job Candidates Are Standing You Up and How to Put a Stop to It
smallbiztrends | November 29, 2018
If you’ve tried to fill a position at your business lately, you know how challenging it can be. With a record low unemployment rates, it’s suddenly an employees’ market. Unfortunately, some job candidates are taking advantage of this fact by “ghosting” potential employers or even companies that have offered them jobs. “Ghosting,” for those not hip to the lingo, usually refers to a situation when after an exchange of texts or even a few dates, a potential love connection suddenly disappears. No more text, no more calls, no response to your attempts to make contact just radio silence. As a small business owner, you put a lot of time and effort into hiring new employees so it can be devastating when someone you thought was the answer to your problems disappears into thin air. What makes job candidates ghost? There are many theories. Some say young, entry-level job applicants are simply repeating the habits they’ve learned from texting-based relationships in the workplace.