[tavoyne]

I think all these "we regret to inform you" could be avoided. It has always felt weird to me that the burden of the search is on the candidates, although recruiters are doing the picking. It’s more efficient and less painful to just let people express their preferences and be applied to.

[pavlov]

But that would give employers the uncomfortable feeling that employees have some power.

They prefer the illusion that their corporation is so desirable that everyone they could possibly want to hire is actively begging to be considered.

[tavoyne]

I've never really come across this kind of reasoning in practice, though. Companies that want the best candidates are more often than not keen to put in the work to get them.