{"id":439150,"date":"2023-10-31T04:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T04:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/hr-today\/news\/hr-news\/pages\/ghosting-other-job-concerns-spook-workers.aspx"},"modified":"2023-10-31T04:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T04:19:46","slug":"ghosting-other-job-concerns-spook-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/squarehr.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/31\/ghosting-other-job-concerns-spook-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghosting, Other Job Concerns Spook Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u200bForget howling monsters or vampire attacks. More than half of U.S. job seekers are most spooked about being ghosted<\/a>: that mysterious radio silence from a recruiter or hiring manager who had been in hot pursuit of the candidate.<\/p>\n

“Our recent Halloween survey reveals the proliferation of ‘ghosting’ during the job search, which can frustratingly happen at any stage of the interview process,” said Amanda Augustine, career expert for TopInterview, a network of expert career coaches based in New York City, in a statement about the findings.<\/p>\n

Prepping well for the interview can help job seekers ward off being ghosted\u2014and is a lot more effective than stockpiling garlands of garlic or piles of salt.<\/p>\n

“[T]hrough preparation\u2014basically ‘doing your homework<\/a>‘ on a potential employer in advance [of the interview]\u2014job seekers can learn what job candidates, as well as current and former employees, are anonymously saying about the company and its interview practices to see if there’s a documented history of ignoring applicants,” Augustine added.<\/p>\n

To help guarantee a follow-up interview, Augustine gave these tips:<\/p>\n

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  1. Ask the hiring manager or recruiter if there is any reason they would be reluctant to hire you.<\/li>\n
  2. Ask the interviewer about the timeline for making a hiring decision and if you may follow up with them via email or phone.<\/li>\n
  3. Connect with them on LinkedIn. If you haven’t done so prior to the interview, make it part of your follow-up process.<\/li>\n
  4. Send a thank-you email within 24 hours of your interview.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Haunting Concerns<\/p>\n

    Other fears<\/a> job candidates have include the form an interview takes. More than half (57 percent) of TopInterview’s survey respondents said in-person interviews are scariest. <\/p>\n

    Video interviews are frightening, more than one-fourth (29 percent) of candidates said, and 14 percent said phone interviews are scary. More than one-fourth (26 percent) are afraid of making a bad impression or being unable to answer difficult questions.<\/p>\n

    Job seekers are also apprehensive about rejection (30 percent) and competition for the sought-after position (19 percent). Less than 10 percent fear disclosing salary requirements or negotiating the compensation package, networking, and age discrimination.<\/p>\n

    Monster.com<\/a> found 26 percent of job candidates fear being unable to answer an interviewer’s question; 29 percent are afraid of being late to the interview.<\/p>\n

    Once hired, a layoff is the top fear for more than half (57 percent) of workers\u2014although Monster.com also found 52 percent would rather be laid off than undergo a root canal, skydive, see a ghost, swim with sharks or be reunited with their former romantic partner.<\/p>\n

    Other scenarios that would make employees fearful they are about to lose their jobs:<\/p>\n