A group of Ohio legislators recently introduced a bill in the state House of Representatives that would create a database of potential employees who miss their interviews. This database would be specifically for recipients of unemployment compensation who are required to seek work to maintain their eligibility. Employers in the state would be able to report individuals who fail to appear for a job interview, meaning they could lose access to their benefits. They could also have a more difficult time finding work in the future if the information is shared with other employers.
As for whether a person has a legitimate reason to have missed their interview, that will be up to the director of job and family services to decide. “The bill rewards professionalism. If you value employers’ time, this process is going to value you,” said Rep. Brian Lorenz, who co-sponsored the bill. “And it just modernizes the employment process and it holds applicants accountable and it helps employers thrive.”
In all fairness, perhaps they should also create one of these databases for employers who ghost prospective employees, which is just as pervasive of an issue, if not more so. Sixty-one percent of job seekers in the U.S. report being ghosted by an employer after an interview, and 80 percent of hiring managers admit they’ve ghosted potential employees.
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