It's just common courtesy to respond to folk who send you a cv. I've always done this and will always do it.<p>Even when I worked for a Big Name tech co., I worked with HR -- she was terrific and unique in my experience with HR -- to ensure that every candidate received a response. I'm also prepared to talk with rejected candidates if they wish. I understand this is a no-win, but it's just the civil thing to do.<p>And if any company failed to respond to me, then they'd go into the Little Black Book and I'd never buy their product or service again.<p>A company should hold its prospective employees at least equal to those of its customers -- they will, after all, have to manage and maintain those customers. So any company that treats its employees in this way, must regard its customers of worthy of lesser treatment, or just be cynical frauds. In both cases, who'd want to either work for them or do business with them?