> Please give clear feedback that will help give direction to the candidate if you reject them.
Beyond the logistics of communicating to dozens of candidates for a single position, legally speaking, telling people why you rejected them gives you ammunition in court to say the process was discriminatory, and a violation of one of the many civil rights act. Simply saying 'we decided to go with a different candidate' gives you a courteous brush off, without giving you reasonable cause to go fishing with during discovery.
The purpose of an interview is not to get better at interviewing. The place for this is mock interviews. Honest feedback is expected to be given without the risk of employment discrimination lawsuits. I figure to the extent that constructive feedback is owed, mock interviewing is the way to provide it.
Beyond the logistics of communicating to dozens of candidates for a single position, legally speaking, telling people why you rejected them gives you ammunition in court to say the process was discriminatory, and a violation of one of the many civil rights act. Simply saying 'we decided to go with a different candidate' gives you a courteous brush off, without giving you reasonable cause to go fishing with during discovery.
The purpose of an interview is not to get better at interviewing. The place for this is mock interviews. Honest feedback is expected to be given without the risk of employment discrimination lawsuits. I figure to the extent that constructive feedback is owed, mock interviewing is the way to provide it.