RedDragon2008

I have been recently conducting a series of interviews to employ some senior positions in my company.

Now while I have instructed the agent to reply to each candidate in a graceful and face saving manor, a few (3) have written directly to me with some heart warming thankyou emails. On one hand they state they are devastated to miss out but are wishing me and my team the very best.

Have any of you examples of some kind thoughtful job rejection replies to give me some inspiration?. Suffering writers block, and want to leave them with suitable good karma.

Jon77

God I have received so many such letters over the years

Dear Mr........

I am writing to inform you of the outcome of the interview you had for the position of............... on the.............

I regret to inform you that on this occasion you have not be selected for the vacant position. The standard of application received was very high indeed and we were surprised by the large number of applications. You were among a select few that managed to reach the interview stage.

We would welcome you to submit an application should any similar positions become vacant in the future.

I wish you all the best for the future.

blah blah blah blah

Don't have to say much, the above is pretty standard blah.

I remember when I finished Uni and I had a spell of 6 months unemployed I got so many letters like this

commonwealth

just thank them for their time and wish them well in their future endeavours etc etc.

Broad Shoulders

bullsh!t, that's just the standard HR response these days.

If you really want to do right by the candidate, don't go with the template response. Be specific about what areas that appealed to you but also be specific about the areas you felt they fell short. As a candidate, this feedback is very useful in their next interview.

chris955

There can sometimes be dozens or even 100's of applicants, you cant always tailor a response for each individual.

Hebe

He is not talking about all the applicants but just the ones unsuccessful at interview

old.sparkles

I thought he just wanted to send letters to the 3 that contacted him again after receiving rejection letters?

IvanM

Few do that but the feedback helps and it gives you much more respect for the company.

The Bloke

Some won't even give any feedback even if asked for.

old.sparkles

I know

The Bloke

I had one for a job with QFRS (Rurals) at Kedron, when I asked for feedback, all the guy said was that I didn't work for the public service, nothing about my application.
On the other hand, some panel members have been very helpful.

januarymix

Completely agree with Broad Shoulders and Ivan.

Kudos to you, Red Dragon, for even thinking of that.

There was a discussion over at the Canada side about Canadian employers who don't even bother responding as a norm.

Cheerio.

januarymix

Ditto

Kapri

I agree.

Be specific so they can work on whatever it is they need to

commonwealth

Like what, that the successful candidate was prettier? sexier? whiter? has a more acceptable accent?