Ms Paula Reed, Managing Director of Alpha Executive Jobs Ltd, the international job board for executives, managers and professionals speaking today said, "A growing number of Job Seekers are complaining that the number of employers who are not bothering to send a response to job applications is increasing. If this is true then it's very sad because it was always a common courtesy to send a 'thank you for your interest letter' and it very often included a statement saying, if you haven't heard from us within the next 10 days, please take it that your application has been unsuccessful".

Ms Reed continued. "To use the excuse that because there are now hundreds of applications for a single vacancy, a company simply doesn't have the resources to respond to everyone, is not acceptable. With modern day communications there is no excuse for not responding and besides, it's bad PR because when the market does turn, these rejected applicants will probably remember the treatment they received and may well have told their friends and colleagues of the experience".

Reed went on, "It used to be said that as many as 10% of companies don't bother to send acknowledgements. I don't know how true that is and maybe it is a bigger percentage in today's market, but it's tough enough as it is without a jobseeker having to suffer this further frustration. On another note, said Ms Reed, We've still got a highly competitive job market, but unemployment is slowing and we're seeing a steady increase in the number of new jobs on Alpha".