Fed

I send in a resume, attend the interview and it goes really well. I'm told they want to hire someone in the next few weeks. I send the obligatory thank you email expressing my interest. And....crickets. Nothing. Nada. I'm in my early 50s and I was always taught courtesy and respect, so I don't understand why so many employers feel it's acceptable to not notify a potential employee that they did not get the job. In this day when it takes two minutes to send a quick email, there's no excuse why they cannot extend this simple courtesy. If someone goes to the trouble of submitting a resume, traveling to an interview and sending a thank you email, why can't an employer extend the same courtesy? It's mind-boggling to me. This situation has happened with several job in which I've applied.