Lack of feedback on job application rejections
🧭 worksocial problem2 reports ●●●●●
A job applicant reports being unable to obtain feedback on multiple rejections from the same company, despite following up via email and tailoring subsequent applications to address perceived shortcomings.
What people do today
- Sending follow-up emails to recruiters
- Attempting to contact recruiters via LinkedIn
- Self-assessing application materials against job descriptions
🔧 Fix this
Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:
- A platform that facilitates anonymous, structured feedback from recruiters to rejected candidates in exchange for a small fee or donation.
- A browser extension that helps job seekers track application status and automates professional follow-up templates for feedback requests.
- A standardized industry certification or 'feedback-ready' badge for companies that commit to providing constructive feedback to interviewed candidates.
- A browser extension that tracks application status and prompts users to report if they received a response to aggregate employer responsiveness data.
- A platform feature that automatically hides or flags job postings that have a high ratio of unacknowledged applications over a set period.
Real voices
“I replied to the rejection email asking for feedback and even sending a follow up, but I never got a response.”
“9/10 you hear nothing back.”
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