How Often Do You Receive Rejection Letters?

Almost never anymore. It has gotten to the point where you have to play the “guessing” game, which is simiar to dating; “will they call back?”, when did they say they would call?, maybe they are overwhelmed with work; blah, blah..you almost have to read the tea leaves these days. If they don’t contact you back within a reasonable amount of time, or don’t contact you at all, they just are not that into you….

Only time I get a rejection “e-mail” letter, is when I don’t make it thru the initial prescreen on an online application.
I agree with jennifer, they say they will call you back, but they never do. I have had four different companies that I have had 4 to 6 hour in person interviews with and they did not call. I had to call them back in a reasonable time to get the bad news.
Forget about getting any feedback about what you could do better to improve your next interview..

On the rare occasions I receive a thanks, but no thanks in response to a resume submittal, I actually feel a little elated. Especially, those that are from the HR representative and not computer generated.

Rejection letters or e-mails have become part of the past because no one knows how to write one and everyone is scared of being sued.

Some companies, in order to support the motto “Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. State and federal laws prohibit discrimination in employment due to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or military service. Successful completion of the screening processes are mandatory. A drug test may be required. Offers of employment are conditioned on the provision of satisfactory proof of applicant’s identity and legal authority to work in..” implement this on-line application system as a cover-up. It’s outrageous the proportion between the aplicants to the job places, ending in an automatic, computer generated rejection e-mail, and the position taked by the guy “at the right place, at the right time” within the “inner circles” of the company…

Here in Canada, I have been job searching for the most part of 5 years (having moved to a smaller city, with contract jobs here and there). After many interviews and time schedules, I usually have to e-mail, call or send a Thank You letter to get the outcome of the position. I am not afraid of being SUED!!!

I’d rather to get a rejection letter through the phone, Email or even face to face than keep guessing for weeks.
it’s allow us to research, narrow the circle of search, reviewing other odds & put an end for our thinking
I’m quite sure all the applicants will agree with me.

I don’t expect any kind of response (other than computer genned) to an online application or resume submittal. But after in person interviews, especially 2nd interviews, it’s so frustrating not to hear anything. Like a previous poster said, it’s like waiting for a date to call. And I’m long past dating! LOL!

I’ve gotten a couple thanks but no thanks emails or feedback from recruiters. Other times, despite my follow up I’ve gotten no replies. But just this past Sat I got my first snail mail rejection letter! I really really wanted that particular job so, although I was very disappointed, my compliments to that company’s HR dept that they did indeed send a letter. At least I’m not wondering/waiting anymore.

I just don’t understand why a stock email can’t be sent after someone has an in person interview. All the HR person or hiring mgr would have to do is change the email address and name in the salutation and hit send!

I’ve applied for hundreds of jobs – literally.

I’ve never heard anything back from 99% of the companies I have applied to. I’ve had a couple of interviews, but didn’t get notified after the interview one way or the other either.

I have been having problems trying to find a job. I have placed more than a couple of hundred apps out there and there is nothing getting back to me.

It seems like any rejection letter I’ve ever received arrived more than a month after the last contact with the company. Certainly at that point I’ve already figured out they didn’t want me.

I’ve been looking for a job for over a year and I haven’t received one single rejection letter. Haven’t got any interviews either.

Hello Alison, I am 48 years young. I have done alot of things. I can do pretty much anything. I poured concrete for 4 years, then went on un employment for 8 months. I live in mesa az. I need a job bad and im am a special person. I shouldnt be going through this, Im planning to go to college, but please help?

In the past 2 years i have been unemployed, I have only received ONE rejection letter. I have applied for hundreds of jobs, went on interviews and no response. Last week I went on an interview for a small company. In 2 hours I had to interview with each staff member, 8 total including the VP. I had no clue I was interviewing with everyone, I was initially told a couple. To me that means 2-3 people. I then made it to the next round where I had to do a project, which was an explanation of how I’d handle assisting a marketing account manager with a creative project. Sent it in the day before they requested it. I felt the interviews went great, I answered the project well, but I had to send an email 2 days later to find out what was going on. I got the “we’re pursuing other candidates”
I have a diverse background, excellent skill set, but I am tired of jumping through hoops. I have no idea what employers really want, like I said I thought everything went well.
They can’t even give the common courtesy of sending an email, what’s that take 5 minutes out of your day???!

Just flew 2,000 miles for a job interview which lasted over 3 hours. I had previously spent over an hour on the phone with this person. Then, since I am in marketing they asked me to write 3 sample marketing plans, it took about 10 hrs of my time. And I sent my thank you notes, and flew back home.

A month passed. I followed up w an email. Sorta felt it was weird I never even got a thank you after sending those plans in. True to form, no response.

Looking at the staff listing on their site shows me that the job has been filled. But I am honestly shocked and angry that I was blown off after contributing so much of my time, not to mention free marketing advice/critique/suggestions to these jerks. Sure it is good I didn’t get it, they obviously are jerks. But you’d think at this level you’d get a generic email sent from the main HR or something.

Considering the effort and the time involved, I agree that they should have had the courtesy to let you know one way or the other.

It’s seems that what used to be considered basic etiquette has gone by the wayside sometimes as the job market turned from one that favored employees to one that favored employers.

What is worse is when you submit the samples – all original – all shiny and all new work product – and you hear nothing – and a year later (or less) you see your work being used. This has happened to me several times over the years. I have tried to confronted the hi ring managers only to be told that it was part of the application process, so it became their property, thus there was no reason to notify me or to compensate me for my work product. Every lawyers I have contacted has sided with the thieves and told me not to submit the work next time. But we all know, don’t submit the application requirements and you are immediately thrown in the circular file.

I never get rejection letters because I apply for jobs I qualify for. After you get through the screen out, you wait, but before that you make a few proactive calls or e-mails by finding some legitimate information you can use to start a connection. Then you wait some more. If you don’t hear anything within the hiring time frame you can assume you are cast out but it pays to reconnect and see where you stand in the process. Times have changed. there are to many people applying for one positon and sometimes they don’t even hire anybody at that time.

What REALLY gets to me regarding all these interviews, some that seemed to scream “we want you”, drug test and all that done, then nothing. This happens so much to so many people you have to wonder when you do actually start working if the employer just can’t wait to slowly and methodically destroy you. I mean, what is one to think? You are out there doing your best to work for who exactly? 65 old school questions like: “I often physically attack my co-workers when angry” or “Sometimes, if I get the chance, I’ll smoke on the job” “Its okay to steal now and then. The company makes millions so they won’t miss a $25.00 item”. Lord have mercy. I guess you just do like Mr. Spock; be quiet and cerebral, do your best job, show up on time, stay late if requested, smile whenever necessary. Its only logical.

I have an M.S. in psychology and generally try to apply for at least 6+ jobs a day, both in and out of my field, often times tasks that I am grossly overqualified for. I get a rejection letter (always automated) maybe .5% of the time. As for jobs I’ve interviewed for, over the past year I have had about 14 interviews for jobs that range from minimum wage to jobs within my field. One interview was a three stage process with part of the process taking up 5 straight hours of my time meeting with various team members. I always write a thank you letter. I always ask if they’ll let me know one way or the other (they always yes). As of this date I have received ONE “no thank you” call back. As far as I’m concerned, when I company wastes this much of my time and can’t produce the common courtesy to take even 10 seconds of there time to send an automated e-mail or call back, I am officially done with that company. I won’t bother applying for jobs at any of their branches and if it’s a retail chain I won’t shop at their store anymore. I realize my actions are insignificant, but when companies push people around…push back.

Well that is harsh and rude. They should send you something even if its an automated email. In today’s job market you will get a lot of rejections. Especially for the younger generation (21-25). Probably why good deal of them unemployed…discouraged. A large amount have given up already. You got those who keep on trying. Then you got the ones who landed a job and not a career. Heck you got newspapers labeling us the “Lost Generation”.

Today was momentous for me. 2 things experienced for the first time. Today, I signed on. I’m going to ve getting £50.95 a week from Dave and the Gang. Jackanackanory. I must have sent 150-200 job applications in the last month since leaving sixth form, yielding one, unsuccessful interview. The other ‘first’ I experienced today was… a rejection letter! Alas, they do exist!

Thanks, Care UK, for taking the extra minute it must have taken to inform me that my application had been received, considered, and rejected. And to all the other enployers, stick your online aptitude tests and candidate suitability questionnaires up your arses. Is it so hard to type up a “thanks but no thanks” letter and paste the email address of every unsuccessful applicant, who had taken the time of day to reply to your appeal for workers, into the BCC box? I don’t expect a personalised, bespoke report as to why you didn’t want to meet me, just tell me and let me scratch you off the list of fatcats who ain’t getting fatter off me any time soon.

I would rather no hear from them. I get frequent rejection emails.
I used to write down and monitor jobs I had applied for. It’s too depressing so now I get nice surprises when I receive invitations for interviews. I always keep the job description and person spec on file to relate back to just in case I forget what I have applied for.

I have noticed that some companies are used to advertise the similar positions available and always requesting to apply with a development/marketing project. I guess it is just a trick to get free ideas for their development – nothing more!

Usually I won’t bother to read the whole email that as been sent back by the company, whenever I saw the word “After careful consideration..bla.bla..bla” I just hit delete straight away without even bothering to read the whole thing..save my time and energy..and I won’t get depressed..(just too tired getting too many rejection letters over and over again that’s all)

So I have recently had a phone interview that lasted an hour with the hiring manager. That was five days ago. How much time should pass before you assume you didn’t get the position?

I think that companies that do not send out letters are disrespectful and unprofessional. If these companies cannot invest in such a small way with people then I have no interest in them as they are too stupid to realize that relationships and respect make or break a business.