I was not sure whether to post this or not but here goes... One thing I wanted to mention on this thread is about feedback for unsuccessful applications. In the last couple of weeks I have had lots of requests passed on to me by the Recruitment team from unsuccessful candidates who have been sifted out, looking for feedback on why they had not been selected for an interview for jobs that closed recently. As hiring managers we are obliged to provide feedback if requested after an unsuccessful interview but before the interview stage it is entirely at our discretion whether we give it or not.
I do not mind doing it on the odd occasion but when lots of candidates are all asking it would actually take a fair chunk of my day to fish out and go through the whole application and CV to write up meaningful feedback for Recruitment to pass on. Frankly I do not have the time to do this for multiple applications and I know most other LOMs are in the same boat.
All I would say is that when lots of people apply for a job (and thanks to Corona I am now seeing 120+ applications for one grade 2 post) we all have to be absolutely ruthless when sifting. If you ask Recruitment for feedback on an application that is terminated before the interview stage do not be surprised if you do not hear anything back from the hiring manager.
I hope this post does not sound too negative. Trying to knock 124 candidates down to just 6 is really hard. Just because you have not made the shortlist for an interview does not mean your application is no good!
I don’t think your post sounds too negative at all and can totally understand your reasoning. I personally wouldn’t expect feedback for an application that didn’t make it to an interview but can see why people would ask. You only need to read the job advert carefully and visit a forum like this to really understand where you’re going wrong though.