When You Receive a Rejection Email, Do You Respond?
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Anonymous
| I used to muster up enough to just say thank your thanks for letting me know. But now I don't respond anymore. What's proper protocol? |
Anonymous
| Who cares? Ignore it and move on. |
Anonymous
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Is it from a real person or autogenerated? And did you interview or just send an application?
If all you did was apply online and get a generic email, no response. If you went through an interview(s) and actually met people at the company/received a personalized email, then I’d thank them for their time and maybe include a statement about how you’d love to be considered for any future positions that would be a good fit. (But make it sound nicer than what I wrote). |
Anonymous
| Yeah honestly this costs nothing and it would be silly not to even if you’re just responding to a bot. Why not? It takes 30 seconds. |
Anonymous
| No response to generic email but if I have a person to contact I’ll sometimes ask for feedback on why a different candidate was chosen. I frame it as wanting to understand where I can strengthen my skills or application for next time. |
Anonymous
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I had to send a rejection letter to a candidate I really liked because another candidate was stronger. She sent a really nice response asking me to keep her in mind. I did, I recommended her to another manager hiring for a similar position, and she got hired!
So I say yes, respond politely and indicate your continued interest (if you are interested). |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| From a person? Yes, I always respond. Why not. I send a few lines. |
Anonymous
| What benefit would be gained from responding? |
Anonymous
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A personally written message, yes, I respond.
A form letter, or auto-generated email. No. |
Anonymous
Skip the "different candidate" part. The rest is good. |
Anonymous
| You don't, it's a waste of everyones time. |
Anonymous
| Nah |