Arjun Mehta ·
Candidates disappear from processes too, and it is worth naming
Withdrawing is entirely reasonable at any stage. Sending one line to say so keeps a relationship that may matter in three years, when the same recruiter is filling a role you actually want. The industry is smaller than it looks.
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