Noted Conduct is a place where job seekers document what actually happened — the ghosting, the disrespect, the misleading postings, the salary bait-and-switch, the interviewers who couldn't be bothered. Permanently. Publicly. On the record.
61%
Of job seekers ghosted after an interview in 2025
The other 39% were let down in other ways.
A recruiter reached out, asked the candidate to create a new email address so she could collect the referral bonus, and then never contacted her again.The hiring manager's camera was off. There was no mention of this in the prep materials.The job was posted as remote. It was not remote.They said the salary range was $80–100k. After three interviews, they offered $52k.The role was reposted the same week they said the position had been filled.He asked where she saw herself in five years. She had already answered that in the previous round. He hadn't read the notes.She completed a four-hour take-home assignment. They did not follow up.A recruiter reached out, asked the candidate to create a new email address so she could collect the referral bonus, and then never contacted her again.The hiring manager's camera was off. There was no mention of this in the prep materials.The job was posted as remote. It was not remote.They said the salary range was $80–100k. After three interviews, they offered $52k.The role was reposted the same week they said the position had been filled.He asked where she saw herself in five years. She had already answered that in the previous round. He hadn't read the notes.She completed a four-hour take-home assignment. They did not follow up.
Why this exists
This has been going on for a long time. Someone should probably write it down.
Every day, thousands of people spend hours preparing for jobs they genuinely want. They tailor their applications. They research the company. They show up. On time, prepared, hopeful. Sometimes the other person doesn't even turn their camera on.
Companies post roles that don't exist. Recruiters vanish mid-process. Hiring managers sit across from candidates and make it clear, in the politest possible terms, that they could not care less. Salaries listed are not salaries offered. Remote means hybrid. Hybrid means in-person. "We'll be in touch" means nothing at all.
None of this is new. None of this has had consequences. The Noted Conduct team would like to gently change that.
We're not here to destroy anyone. We're here to document. Quietly, specifically, permanently. So the next person can go in with their eyes open. We are not the end of this problem. We are the beginning of writing it down.
61%
Candidates ghosted after an interview in 2025
Up from 38% the year before. The trend is going the wrong way.
0
Formal consequences companies face for this behavior
We checked. This number has not changed.
3–5 hrs
Average time spent per job application
The average response rate is 2%. No one has been embarrassed by this yet.
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How it works
Step 01
You submit a report
Tell us what happened. Name the company, the recruiter, the role. Describe what was promised and what actually occurred. Upload documentation if you have it.
You stay anonymous. Always.
Step 02
We review it
Every report is read by a human. Documentation is checked. Reports move from Unverified to Pending to Verified. Readers always know what's been confirmed.
We believe you. We just want the record to hold up.
Step 03
It goes on record
Verified reports become part of a company's public profile. Searchable, browsable, and permanent. Have a story of your own? Submit it.
We've thought about this part specifically.
What's public
What gets shared. And what doesn't.
PublicCompany name and industryThe company being reported is always public. That's the point.
PublicJob title and role typeThe position you applied for is part of the record.
PublicType of misconductGhosting, salary bait-and-switch, misleading posting, disrespectful conduct. Tagged and searchable.
PublicInterview stage reachedHow far into the process the misconduct occurred.
PublicVerification statusWhether the report is Unverified, Pending, or Verified. Always clearly labeled.
PublicCorroboration count"14 people said this happened to them too." The number speaks without exposing anyone's words.
PrivateYour narrativeYour full account is used internally for verification. It is never published without your explicit opt-in.
PrivateYour identityYour name, email, and any identifying information are never attached to a report. Ever.
Our promise to you
We will not sell you out.
Other platforms started with good intentions. Then they started offering companies paid tools to manage their reputation, deleting reviews, and building dashboards for the same HR teams they were supposed to hold accountable.
The Noted Conduct team watched that happen and built something with a different set of rules. They are not complicated rules. We just intend to actually follow them.
No selling user dataYour submission, your email, your identity — none of it is sold, traded, or shared. Not now, not ever.
No company dashboardsWe don't offer companies paid access to monitor what's being said about them. They can read the public page like everyone else.
No deleting reports for paymentA verified report stays up. There is no reputation management package. We want to be very clear about this one.
No premium insightsThe data we collect exists to hold companies accountable — not to be repackaged and sold back to the industry. That would somewhat defeat the purpose.
About this project
Built by one person. Open to everyone.
This was built by one person who got tired of watching this happen and decided to start writing it down. Not a tech company. Not backed by anyone. Just someone who believes that how you treat people during a job search says everything about how you treat people.
I don't have all the answers. I'm not a lawyer, I'm not an HR expert, I'm not claiming to fix everything. I'm just someone who thinks treating job seekers like numbers in a pipeline is anti-human, and got fed up enough to do something about it. If this resonates with you, if you have ideas or expertise or think I'm getting something wrong, I genuinely want to hear from you.