Melissa Signoracci - Nielsen

Infuriation: Refusal to respond after interview

Melissa, or Missy as she also styles herself, belies her lofty-sounding title of "Senior Talent Acquisition Partner" with her obliviously rude, no-response attitude. She's a negative representative for her company. After the typical recruiter delays on her end in setting and keeping an appointment for an interview, which seemed to go well, Missy apparently decided that the applicant was not worthy of any response at all. Here's the timetable:

1. Phone interview
2. After one business week, applicant courteously and enthusiastically queried her via email, asking if there were anything further he could do at this time. No response.
3. After two business weeks, applicant queried again via email, again courteously and enthusiastically. No response.
4. After three business weeks, applicant left a courteous, brief, professional phone message for Missy. No response.
5. After four business weeks, applicant emailed a final time, asking for any response at all. No response, of course.

We can just imagine that when each email arrived, Missy disdainfully tossed her hair, rolled her eyes, and muttered something to the effect of "Gaah! Why doesn't this guy get the HINT?!" We're sure she didn't bother to listen to the 60-second phone message, either.

Missy, here's a hint for you, just copy the following and paste it into reply emails: "Thank you for applying, but we're moving forward with another candidate." That didn't cost very much, did it?

And here's the larger hint for you -- you're in the Recruiter Hall of Shame for your arrogant, rude refusal to respond to polite, professional queries from applicants.