YC only accepts a small percentage of applicants, but they certainly don't want to waste anyone's time.
If you advertise that you only accept/hire <n% of applicants, what you're telling me is less that you're exclusive and more that you don't properly communicate with potential applicants and consider it beneficial to you to waste their time
-
-
-
Having a low acceptance rate is not the same thing as advertising one — if you're treating low acceptance as a value add, I don't think your incentives are aligned with mine as an applicant
- 4 more replies
New conversation -
-
-
YES, this is especially frustrating with higher ed. Some programs don't disclose screening criteria/expectations until deep into the application process. Easy to market a strong top-of-funnel & selective admissions.
-
I think I recall some schools actually marketing to unqualified people specifically for these kinds of metrics
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
In the case of colleges, it's about gaming the metrics / ranking systems. The students happily play along in return for a lottery ticket.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Isn't this also wasting your own time? I gotta believe there is a more productive thing to do for just about everyone than interviewing a bunch of people you don't plan to hire.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
And probs have an HR/admissions department which justifies its existence by an expanding cycle of mutual time wasting
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Proper communication would be you looking at the description/requirement and being able to tell correctly whether you qualify and a are good fit and should apply or not. Low% acceptance means way too many people thought they should apply when they shouldn't. (Bad communication.)
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Properly communicating w applicants in general about timeline, is there a job opening, if there is and you say there isn’t then say no but say yes while insulting them, tease them w a husband, etc etc its to me best practice to let them know after, or before on time
@traestephensThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.