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Look at it from the company's viewpoint. Giving you any feedback other than 'not a fit' is risky with basically zero gain for the company.

Many people don't take feedback well, some will attempt to argue or enumerate via a review site the details on why they believe the company made the wrong decision.

Any feedback has some risk of being construed as discrimination. The accusation alone can have huge negative impact on a company's reputation. Better just not to risk it.

Sometimes feedback can leak company info, IE we're looking for a candidate with more experience in X because .. left or we're starting work on Y product. This is also a risk esp. in the not unlikely event that the candidate ends up working for a competitor.

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