Hey folks,
I need some advice. Ghosting has been driving me a bit crazy lately. Last week I had a candidate who absolutely nailed the interview, seemed genuinely excited about the role, and we even set a start date. I prepped onboarding paperwork, scheduled training, everything was ready to go… and then radio silence. No emails, no calls, no nothing.
It really threw a wrench into the process because we had to scramble to find someone else, and now the role is still open. I’ve had a few candidates do this lately, and I feel like it’s happening more often.
I’m curious how you all deal with this. Do you try to prevent it with check-ins, reminders, or pre-commits? Do you have any ways to gauge candidate reliability before it gets to this stage? Or do you just accept ghosting as part of recruiting and move on?
Honestly, it’s frustrating because it stalls hiring, impacts the team, and can make you second-guess the whole screening process. Any tips, tricks, or strategies that have actually worked for you would be amazing to hear! I’d love to learn how others are handling ghosting so it doesn’t keep derailing the process.