So I went for a non driving job and was shortlisted for interview and attended a few weeks ago and then nothing, zilch not even a thanks but no thanks. Now I’m pretty disgusted with a company that operates in such a manner, common courtesy dictates that you should be told the outcome even if it’s bad news, as it happens I thought I excelled at interview possibly a little too well as I knew more than the interviewer and had more industry knowledge and better contacts so maybe the lady felt a little insecure in her job and was scared of what she viewed as competition. That’s really besides the point though. After over a fortnight of hearing nothing I to politely enquire yet again have not had a response, is this the way of the world or just bad practice?
most nowadays only let you know if successful - you may also be 2nd on the list and they are still waiting to see if the preferred candidate accepts.
personally if you felt you knew more than the interviewer you may have come across as smug or worse hence not got the job, you could also be correct in you knew more than they did.
if its any help or comfort I applied for my current job 5 times and got an interview and the job at the 5th attempt - I have never done this before in my life but knew it was a company I wanted to work for.
When you may have 100’s or maybe 1000’s of applications for a position it can be impossible to acknowledge or inform each candidate who has been unsuccessful. Which is why many job adverts state something along the lines of “if you haven’t received a response by (date) you should assume you have been unsuccessful”
Way of the world these days. Manners and common courtesy have gone out the window.
Never a good idea to pretend your smarter than the interviewer though. 
peirre:
When you may have 100’s or maybe 1000’s of applications for a position it can be impossible to acknowledge or inform each candidate who has been unsuccessful. Which is why many job adverts state something along the lines of “if you haven’t received a response by (date) you should assume you have been unsuccessful”
True, and I can see that point, but there are unlikely to be 1000s (or even 100s) of people that have got through to the interview stage. IMHO, it’s common courtesy to tell people the outcome once you’ve got that far. The “waiting to see if the other guy accepts” explanation seems a sensible explanation for why they’re dragging their feet, or it could just be that they’re lazy [zb]s…
Just remember - if they’re lazy enough that they can’t even be bothered to tell you the result of the interview, how are they likely to treat you as an employee? You’re probably better off.