- The Canadian government is finally taking legal action for applicants who are stuck sitting in radio silence after multiple rounds of interviews. Ghosting has gotten so bad that experts in recruiting are warning applicants not to believe hiring managers who say “we’re putting an offer together”—they would rather breadcrumb them than call back out of fear. Now, companies in Ontario will be forced to inform candidates about their hiring status.
There’s some good news for struggling Gen Z job applicants who are chasing recruiters for an answer: the era of ghosting may slowly be coming to an end. In Canada, at least.
