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Developer Ghosting Damages Tech Hiring Reputation

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Ghosting candidates after interviews is harming companies' ability to hire top developers, warns a recruiter with 10 years experience. A zero-ghosting policy with 48-hour feedback loops is proposed to maintain brand trust. Developers share negative experiences, impacting future recruitment in competitive fields like AI.

Meridian48 take
The advice is sound but oversimplifies hiring logistics; small startups may struggle to enforce strict 48-hour responses without scaling their recruiting teams.
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