Worst rejection letters

Fd01

For me i just get the usual "you're unsuitable for the role" even though i meet the job description and personal spec....ho hum!!

I get the usual rubbish "we'll get back to you" and they never do, my best one yet was for a game keeping vacancy in the Scottish Highlands...had a telephone interview, sent my cv across and the estate manager really liked what he heard but i was trumped by a guy with 30 years experience which is fair game. The estate manager is looking into an under keeper position for me though and continues to e-mail and update me.

It seems it's not what you know it's who you know!

MrSnuggles

SueC wrote: »

Can I turn this thread on its head please?

I am currently in the process of reviewing 68 CVs that I received in response to an advert for one administrative post.

I have already sent out 68 'holding' responses, telling candidates that, due to the large number of applications received, it will take me a while to review them all, but assuring them that I will be back in touch as soon as possible.

It therefore follows that in due course I will need to send out 67 rejection letters. How should I phrase these, as clearly the terminology I have used previously is unacceptable.

Many thanks.

Just say you have been unsuccessful for this role because of the strong competition. Say how many people also applied and leave it as that. Don't say you're 'sorry', patronise how the candidate is unsuitable/lack skills (if they meet the requirements but still got rejected), or give a false compliments.

And don't wish them the best of luck in applying to other companies. That implies you've blacklisted them from applying again in the future.

MrSnuggles

Fd01 wrote: »

For me i just get the usual "you're unsuitable for the role" even though i meet the job description and personal spec....ho hum!!

I get the usual rubbish "we'll get back to you" and they never do, my best one yet was for a game keeping vacancy in the Scottish Highlands...had a telephone interview, sent my cv across and the estate manager really liked what he heard but i was trumped by a guy with 30 years experience which is fair game. The estate manager is looking into an under keeper position for me though and continues to e-mail and update me.

It seems it's not what you know it's who you know!

And has anything materialised from these meaningless exchange of emails, or just endless promises of job opportunities? This is what happens when an employer doesn't want you but wants to keep you waiting just in case their applicant changes his/her mind and they can't find someone in the last minute.

Fd01

MrSnuggles wrote: »

And has anything materialised from these meaningless exchange of emails, or just endless promises of job opportunities? This is what happens when an employer doesn't want you but wants to keep you waiting just in case their applicant changes his/her mind and they can't find someone in the last minute.

I wouldn't worry, it's only been going on for 3 weeks, they appointed the gamekeeper last Monday and he's hoping to have a definitive answer by next week for me.

I'd rather some hope than none at all!

MrSnuggles

Fd01 wrote: »

I wouldn't worry, it's only been going on for 3 weeks, they appointed the gamekeeper last Monday and he's hoping to have a definitive answer by next week for me.

I'd rather some hope than none at all!

I've experienced companies phoning and emailing me a number of times after an interview, saying they're still considering and they'll keep me informed of the progress. This lasted over 3 weeks and later they stopped emailing and phoning me up. It's been over a year now and the job's long gone. :mad:

It's a method to string you along so you don't accept other jobs until they secured someone else.

SueC_2

MrSnuggles wrote: »

Just say you have been unsuccessful for this role because of the strong competition. Say how many people also applied and leave it as that. Don't say you're 'sorry', patronise how the candidate is unsuitable/lack skills (if they meet the requirements but still got rejected), or give a false compliments.

And don't wish them the best of luck in applying to other companies. That implies you've blacklisted them from applying again in the future.

Are you really saying that:

Dear Candidate

There were a lot of stong applicants for this role, and you weren't successful.

Yours faithfully

Sue


is 'better' than:


Dear Candidate

Thank you for sending me your application regarding the xyz position at abc company.

There was a particularly high volume of very high calibre responses and, having considered your skills and experience in comparison to those of other candidates and in line with our role requirements, I am sorry to advise you that we will not be taking your application any further on this occasion.

I appreciate that this may come as a disappointment to you, but would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and in working for abc company, and to wish you all the best with your search for suitable employment.

With best regards

Sue



[FONT=&quot]Am I really so wrong in thinking that the second version is 'politer' and despite the negative content comes across as having had more effort put into it?
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[/FONT][FONT=&quot]I genuinely am sorry not to be able to offer a job to every candidate, and I really do wish them success in finding something suitable. Why should I not say this?
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bevanuk

LadyMissA wrote: »

This isn't a thread about agencies though, it's about rejections letters

I got confused with two threads.

The point still stands though.

LadyMissA

got this one just now

' am afraid that the client recruiting the role you applied for has withdrawn the position.


If there are other opportunities you see advertised please do apply to them individually as your CV will go direct to the consultant who is reviewing them for the position.'

princess*daisy

Well, technically not a rejection letter but the worst rejection I ever had was from a local chippy. I had just finished uni and was in the process of applying for grad jobs, but I was desperate for any work I could get my hands on in the meantime (having moved back halfway up the country and being penniless).

There was a poster outside the chippy advertising vacancies, so I went in and asked. Obviously I didn't mention my degree as it was irrelevant to the job. First thing the woman behind the counter asked me was "Have you worked in a chippy before?", so I said no. She said "Oh well we're looking for somebody with experience". Desparingly, I replied "Well, I've used cash registers in loads of jobs, and I know how to make chips!". She looked at me like I'd just landed in a spaceship from Mars and told me straight that I would not be considered for the job I never did use that chippy again - the food was awful from there anyway! :rotfl:

Hermia

I once got a letter saying something along the lines of, "whilst you do have all the relevant skills and qualifications for this role we are concerned you would be late for work each day because you live so far away so we unfortunately cannot offer you the job". I was furious! The job was in central London and I lived in greater London and it would have taken me an hour to get there. I was so annoyed 'cause..

1) I had spent my whole career commuting from greater London to central London and had only ever been late in exceptional circumstances (e.g. a tube breaking down in a tunnel).
2) Lots and lots of people do this journey every day - it's hardly unusual and yet the interviewer seemed to regard it as being some huge issue.
3) The job wasn't well-paid so I am not sure where he was going to find someone who could afford to live in zone 1/2 on that salary.
4) In my experience timekeeping problems have nothing to do with where a person lives and a lot to do with personality. The most useless timekeeper I have ever worked with lived next door to the business!