I didnt know 'CANDIDATE GHOSTING' was a thing in India until I applied for a job at Pocket FM almost 2 months ago. After doing their assignment and appearing for multiple interviews during this period, the company ghosted me, and neither responds to calls or texts. It's very easy to 'take a hint and move on' however this completely unprofessional attitude of the company needs to be called out. As candidates, we do everything a company asks for even on short notice of time like completing an assignment in 24 hours when we are working in a full-time job but a company holds no accountability for their work. And again it's a startup thing and we are learning is all a great escape from responsibilities. There are just 4 answers to any interview- yes, no, the infamous 'hold' and the interviews are still in progress. How long it would take for a person to convey this message? I'm not upset over the process. I am only and only upset over the fact that there is no communication from their end and I know I am not the only one who went through this. My friend who applied for a creative director with me and a concept artist around the same time is also going through this ghosting. I don't understand the motivation behind this. Either to have a pool of candidates handy, or they are not getting a candidate (with 1k+ applications it seems unlikely), lack of planning or to be on LinkedIn's top startup list. Again, the process, the rejection, the time doesn't bother me but the lack of communication does. It's unprofessional and utterly disrespectful toward the candidates. People hiring do forget that they are also on the other side of the table when looking out for a job. Just because someone is applying to work with your company doesnt give anyone the right to treat them like trash. Everyone has self respect and should be treated well. If you cant provide the basic then there is no point of being called 'one of the top startups'. Anyway, I am NEVER applying at Pocket FM ever.

They didn't even know what position I was interviewing for, and clearly hadn't looked at the resume. I was reached out by a recruiter, but when I had the interview it was for a totally different position.