Across industries and at every level, employers report they are being ‘ghosted’ by potential hires who skip out on interviews, never show for their first day of work or just stop communicating during the hiring process. But we also heard jobseekers complaining that they do not get any feedback from employers either.

'Ghosting' is the practice of suddenly going silent after initially having shown interest in a person, a job, a business deal or similar. While recruitment professionals the world over are lamenting this habit as a new phenomenon, it has a long tradition in Malaysia.

No matter who does it, ghosting is highly unprofessional and costs both employers and job seekers. The good news is technology is helping to improve how candidates and potential employers communicate and to exorcise ‘ghosting’ for good.

Three out of four people say they would rather be ghosted by a potential partner than not hear back from a potential employer after applying, according to a survey. For years, job candidates have complained about not knowing the status of applications they spent hours preparing only to submit and never hear from the prospective employer again.

Candidates have every right to feel angry. Nowadays, you can order a pizza and track its progress from dough to delivery. But, even today, job candidates can rarely confirm that their information was considered by the right person and almost never know why their applications were rejected.

Employers risk their corporate brand.

Employers that ghost candidates risk their corporate brand. The candidate rejected today could control the potential business lost tomorrow. Now, with company rating websites, a few candidates remembering a bad recruitment experience can damage an employer’s reputation and deter future applicants.

Candidates may think that recruiters handle so many candidates that they will forget who rejected them, or that the fierce competition for talent means they will easily attract other offers. But, candidates who ghost are burning bridges too. Because the job market is very competitive, recruiters will never forget who wasted their time or their company’s money.

Businesses in the same industry always use the same recruiters who search for talent across multiple industries. Even if the disappearance had little impact on filling a position, many people could learn of the ghosting. While potential employers look for achievement, they rarely overlook such unprofessionalism.

Communication is a two-way street. 

With a new HR technology, recruiters can interact meaningfully with every potential jobseeker and leaves no reason to ghost potential employers. We at AJobThing make full use of new HR technology to offer you a hiring and recruitment solution like no other! 

AJobThing eases your recruitment woes with advanced tools such as an intelligent talent-matching system, customized recruitment campaigns and a real-time dashboard where you can keep updated with your recruitment process.

To prevent being 'ghosted' by job interview candidates, we provide instant chat messaging that enables you to reach candidates easily for immediate response and interview scheduling. You can get your work done faster with bulk SMS messaging too! And if the job candidate still ghosts you? You can flag them for bad behaviour, which will be visible as a bad track record to other employers.

AJobThing makes it easier for employers and job seekers to communicate so neither needs to ghost one another. Both can feel confident they have not been ignored. Recruit and hire with AJobThing today!