Why do companies have absolutely no common courtesy?

I’m a bit tired of sending out resume after resume and not one person having the common decency to let me know I’m not what they’re looking for (or whatever other lame-ass excuse they have lined up).

Sure, if I had sent my resume out to corporate headquarters for some reputable organization that handles thousands of applications a day, I would understand their inability to send me even a quick message to let me know where I stand. No, wait– I take that back. If they were some huge corporation, they should send out some sort of bulk e-mail to all applicants that were denied that day. It’d be fairly easy to do with an online application process.

But back to where I was headed with this: I live in a town with a population of a few thousand. Most businesses in the area are small and family-run. These businesses only have one or two positions open and there are very few unemployed people around here. The amount of applications coming in can’t be overwhelming, to say in the least.

There’s no reason why a company (big or small) should leave you in the dark.

I mean, I’d be perfectly happy if they were to lie to me and say, “Oh I’m sorry, we’ve already filled the position,” when in all reality they felt I would be a TERRIBLE fit for the job. At least then I can cross one place off the list.

But no, all us lowly applicants deserve is to be left completely out of the loop.