Ask HN: Would you reapply to a company that ghosted you?

Re:Ask HN: Would you reapply to a company that ghosted you? by igleria on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @04:19AM (#43340917)

I do have a litmus test on my linkedin that if passed makes me much more comfortable continuing the conversation: I ask people to tell me their favourite food :p

I'd say only 5 % actually read that (even if the relevant conversations are higher than 5%, I have yet to see an irrelevant one that included the food topic).

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Re:Ask HN: Would you reapply to a company that ghosted you? by francis_lewis on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @02:58PM (#43346532)

That’s a good one. I have a much more basic litmus test on my LinkedIn - adding an emoji before my first name. If they haven’t removed the emoji I know it’s an automated message, and it’s surprising (although not really) how many messages are. I ignore anything with the emoji in, so I know the person messaging has at least minimally engaged in reading my profile.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you reapply to a company that ghosted you? by comprev on Thursday March 13, 2025 @05:54PM (#43357614)

I've had this test on LinkedIn for years now too. It helps me filter inbound mail more easily.

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