The total share of interview reviews on Glassdoor that mention ghosting have more than doubled since the pandemic began, according to an Oct. 26 report from Glassdoor.

In October, 3.1% of interview reviews submitted on Glassdoor mentioned ghosting, up 112% from the beginning of the pandemic and up 7% from this time last year.

“Stopping all communication with a candidate with no explanation is obviously poor form, so it’s not surprising that 87% of interview reviews mentioning ghosting report an overall negative experience with prospective employers,” the Glassdoor Economic Research team wrote.

In an analysis of more than 1 million interview reviews left on Glassdoor by U.S. job seekers, several trends emerged. Ghosting was mentioned in 5.4% of interview reviews where the candidate obtained an interview opportunity through a recruiter, as compared with 3.8% of those who simply applied online.

That means those who received direct communication from a recruiter were 1.4 times more likely to be ghosted — or perhaps more likely to complain about ghosting — than those who simply applied online, according to Glassdoor. Candidates with a referral mentioned ghosting in 2.2% of reviews.

By industry, candidates mentioned ghosting the most in media and communication (5.1%), pharmaceutical and biotechnology (4.4%) and human resources and staffing (4.2%). Ghosting was mentioned the least in government and public administration (1.3%) and restaurants and food service (.7%).

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