cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/52088358
I know the market is ass rn, I’ve been looking for a job since I graduated in November of last year with no luck. Every application I get a response like “you are great, your skills are great, you meet every criteria but we found someone better”. I recently decided to start replying to emails to ask why I wasn’t picked (I reply only to emails that aren’t from no-reply or if the say I can ask for feedback). So far I have not even received one reply. Am I wasting my time??? I feel like it’s just from automated systems and they don’t even look at it. Is everything literally a ghost job?? If you have ever asked for feedback have you gotten anything useful from it?
Man, sometimes you don’t get a response to the application, much less a rejection.
I know 😔 I thought maybe I’d just try I’ve always been told to ask
It doesn’t hurt to ask, though I think generally phrasing it as “I would appreciate any feedback on my application” is going to get more real responses than asking for a reason you weren’t hired.
Asking is a good and professional thing to do. You should keep doing it and not be discouraged. I can say I’ve never asked but then I’ve been continuously employed since late 2008. I would ask if the situation arised in the future.