I've had plenty of feedback from interviews from UK companies without receiving one piece of actionable advice.
To be fair, it was quite clear that I didn't want to work at some of those companies and if I'd have been asked to give them feedback I'd have phrased my disinterest in similarly brief and diplomatic terms which wouldn't have told them much they didn't already know or weren't inclined to disagree strongly with.
Even if the tribunals are inclined to side with the companies, companies' fears are still well placed. A perfectly reasonable "unfortunately we didn't think you had the appropriate experience for the job" can become possible evidence that they were concealing discrimination should the company subesquently hire someone similarly lacking in experience but in every other way perfectly suited to the role. Companies seldom announce their decisions to reject a candidate are based on racism, sexism, homophobia etc even when they are.
I think it could benefit companies to ask for feedback from interviewees.
My top interview tip is to always interview the company back. You may end up spending the next 3 or more years there - you have to be sure its a good fit, too.
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I've had plenty of feedback from interviews from UK companies without receiving one piece of actionable advice.
To be fair, it was quite clear that I didn't want to work at some of those companies and if I'd have been asked to give them feedback I'd have phrased my disinterest in similarly brief and diplomatic terms which wouldn't have told them much they didn't already know or weren't inclined to disagree strongly with.
Even if the tribunals are inclined to side with the companies, companies' fears are still well placed. A perfectly reasonable "unfortunately we didn't think you had the appropriate experience for the job" can become possible evidence that they were concealing discrimination should the company subesquently hire someone similarly lacking in experience but in every other way perfectly suited to the role. Companies seldom announce their decisions to reject a candidate are based on racism, sexism, homophobia etc even when they are.
I think it could benefit companies to ask for feedback from interviewees.
My top interview tip is to always interview the company back. You may end up spending the next 3 or more years there - you have to be sure its a good fit, too.