Gary Meyer never intended to be a Ghostbuster. But his website, Did They Ghost You, has become an outlet for thousands of disgruntled job seekers who have been ghosted by their employers.
Based on anonymous reports (2,888 at last count), the site tracks and ranks the companies most often accused of suddenly ceasing contact with candidates, including the largest companies in the S&P 500.
Ghosting is a widespread problem. According to a recent report from recruitment platform Greenhouse, a survey of 1,200 U.S. candidates conducted in September 2026 found that 45% of job seekers who made it to the interview stage of the hiring process said they were subsequently ghosted by an employer.
Meyer, 42, a Toronto-based marketing consultant specializing in artificial intelligence, created “Did They Ghost You” in June after hearing a friend complain about interviewing with companies but not hearing back.
He never intended the website to be anything more than a “fun little side project,” but when he shared a link to his site on LinkedIn, reports started pouring in. He says the site had more than 2 million visitors in the first few days. “Obviously, it hit a little nerves.”
How does he track down “ghosts”?
Meyer, who reads and approves each report himself, said that during the summer, when the site was at its most popular, he submitted five to six new posts every minute. To protect people’s identities, Meyer typically does not publish the contents of his reports and does not track personal information on his site. Each report contributes to the overall tally of ghosting incidents.
A report posted on the same site states, “During the debriefing session immediately after the final interview, the human resources manager told me that I was the best candidate, but there was no response after that.”
“Ghosted and ad reposted a week later,” said another user.
Meyer’s definition of being ghosted by an employer does not include applying for a job and not hearing back. Unfortunately, in today’s job market, “that’s to be expected,” he says.
His website is aimed at people who go through several stages of the hiring process but then never hear from the company again.
“These people went through multiple interviews, met with people, flew to different states and cities for interviews, and at the end of the day, they got nothing, no response, nothing,” he says.
He said one of the reasons he created the site was to let job seekers know they’re not alone.
“I think the reason it hurts so much when you’re ghosted is because you believe you’ve messed up so badly that it’s not worth responding to or even sending an email,” he says.
Why does ghosting occur?
Career coach Phoebe Gavin says it’s easy for job seekers to blame themselves when they’re ghosted, but employers often fail to practice “basic etiquette” during the hiring process.
“The recruitment process requires a lot of unpaid work from candidates, and there is a reasonable expectation that they will be contacted and treated with some dignity,” she says.
While that doesn’t excuse their behavior, Gavin says there are some common reasons why companies ghost candidates.
Especially in small and medium-sized businesses, managers are often tasked with overseeing the hiring process in addition to their regular duties. Juggling all these responsibilities makes it easy for candidates to “get caught up in the shuffle,” she says.
Another possibility, Gavin says, is that there may be behind-the-scenes factors that hiring managers can’t share with external candidates, such as budget cuts, hiring freezes, or leadership changes.
Still, she says, “candidates are entitled to the hiring manager’s opinion regardless.”
Meyer says he doesn’t intend for “Did They Ghost You” to become the next “Glassdoor.” The site’s popularity has become “a little overwhelming,” he said, adding that he now has a large backlog of reports to read and approve.
He plans to continue operating the website, but says, “The best-case scenario is that this issue is resolved and there is no point in having the site anymore.”
