Laszlo Bock talked about that in an interview in The Guardian[0]. Here is the quote:
> After six weeks of this, 99 are rejected. They’re not told why. “If somebody just breaks up with you,” Bock says, “that’s not the time to hear: ‘And really, next time, send more flowers’… For the most part people actually aren’t excited to get that feedback, because they really wanted the job. They argue. They’re not in a place where they can learn.”
Just stop replying after you tell the candidates their deficiencies wrt the position. It's not that much different than what companies do now where they stop replying immediately after the interview. Even if the candidates are in denial and argumentative at first, they will have time to reflect on a specific issue. If 9/10 employers tell you that your breath is terrible, maybe it's time to investigate your morning bathroom routine regardless of how perfected you think it is now.
Minimal upside, lots of downside. Most hiring managers (reasonably) are vigilant about avoiding post-interview drama, which is what this is an invitation for.
I understand. During my job search I was getting pretty frustrated at the little feedback I received during the interview process. Some interviews were more qualitative "we want to watch your coding process" where there was no feedback from the interviewers and a stone wall from the company after the interview, which lead me to question whether or not I actually knew the skills on my resume as well as I had represented them. (As a fresh college grad, I didn't, but it wasn't obvious at the time.)
Facebook gives feedback to interview candidates. Even if the candidate is in a bad mood when the bad news comes, the information is still valuable weeks and months later after Google is gone.
> After six weeks of this, 99 are rejected. They’re not told why. “If somebody just breaks up with you,” Bock says, “that’s not the time to hear: ‘And really, next time, send more flowers’… For the most part people actually aren’t excited to get that feedback, because they really wanted the job. They argue. They’re not in a place where they can learn.”
0. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/04/how-to-get...