FYI, sounds really interesting, but I'm going to pass.

With all due respect, this behaviour is a hiring smell.

Thanks for the update.

I too reached out early-October. Should we assume our initial contact will suffice, and you will be replying if there is mutual interest?

Precisely. We'll contact you if we find your profile interesting.

>> I promise we'll send an email to everyone once we move to the next stage

>> Precisely. We'll contact you if we find your profile interesting

Which is it? I realize it's S.O.P. in the talent acquisition business to keep the net open and catch one fish while the rest swim around in the pen, but hold yourself and your company to a higher standard.

I understand, I'm just looking to hear from someone who has received a response. Have you been requesting applications for 3 months but haven't reached out to anyone?

Hi, to confirm, I've received a response from these guys :) I wasn't successful but I have received a response.

Ok! Thanks for letting me know. It just seemed strange.

Yes, we've reached to many people with a very specific background... and since I posted today's job offer I've personally replied to like 20 emails.

Okay. Again, I don't mean any offense, I know this stuff takes time. It just seemed strange that so many people were saying the same thing.

Not sure why downvote, it sounds like an honest response.

Because you shouldn't tell people to contact them and then ignore them like they don't matter. How you treat candidates is a good indication as to how good of a company you are. When I posted on HN years ago I made sure to contact every single person back because it's the right thing to do.