Job seekers want feedback after applying, but this is often lacking

A quarter of Hungarian adults are currently actively looking for work, even in addition to their current job. In the last two years, only 5% of job seekers could say that they received feedback from the advertiser on every application they sent. There are significantly more of them (18%) whose employers have never responded to any of their applications, and this phenomenon is more common in the case of people with a lower education. And 16% received an answer only if the screening of the applications ended with a positive result and they were called for a job interview, not if the result was negative.
We demand feedback

In the case of a negative answer, 55% of employees would be satisfied with a notification of the result, even automatically, while 42% would also like to receive a detailed explanation of the reason for the rejection. 44% would like to receive information even if the selection process is delayed and only 3% indicated that they do not need any notification. One in ten employees mistakenly attributes the reason for the missing answers to the job portal through which they applied for the position, the other respondents indicated the company that advertised the position.