I graduated high school in 2008 and wanted to work before continuing with my academic career, and I was absolutely astonished by how many employers don't keep you in the loop as an applicant. That being the Recession, I now understand that the vast number of applicants for few positions gave the companies the luxury to not really care about how their communication worked. More applicants would come knocking next month anyway.

So, while I sympathize with these employers I can understand why my generation has started behaving this way because this behavior was among the first we experienced in the business world. This trend of ghosting employers highlights that no one "side" can dictate the culture of business, we need to live up to the standards we hold others to or we will not be given respect back.

The casualties of this development are businesses that did go through the pains to keep their applicants informed about the process who are now suffering for other businesses' stupid decisions. The business who is experiencing ghosting after having treated applicants the same way, however? Please, acknowledge what you've done and ask what you can do yourself to fix this mess you've contributed to.