Interview preparation can take weeks. Finally, the big day arrives. You pass many tests — the handshake test, the first impressions test, and the all-important personality test. The signals are green.

There are two kinds of ghosting. Both involve disappearing after making contact, but only one comes with treats. Ghosting at Halloween means you ring the doorbell, leave a bag of treats, and then run ...

You're staring at your phone screen. It's been hours, maybe days. The last message you sent sits unopened. There's no reply, no read receipt, just … silence. This is the experience of digital ghosting ...