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Originally Posted by Wormius
I think you're misunderstanding or exaggerating. I am not suggesting they take hours out of their work day to tell a single interviewee what went wrong. Take 5 minutes and write an email saying "we wanted more in this area of expertise, or you smelled weird, or whatever". I never said or hinted that they should bring you back in for career guidance.
Say you asked a friend to take care of your pet while you were away, and they said they would, and the pet subsequently died because of their poor care, would it be similarly fair for them to say they were just doing you a favour, and you should just be happy for what you got?
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5 minutes adds up. If I took 5 minutes to write a helpful email to everyone I interviewed during the last hiring season I'd have spent at least 2 hours writing emails. And asking people to tell you what you did or didn't do that lead to you not being chosen is asking for career guidance, I'm not sure how you can call it anything but.
I have no idea what relevance your example has on this. Prospective employers are not your friends and they are not doing you a favor. That example makes no sense.