coded HR language? by Alison Green on August 29, 2008 A reader writes: I have been in the search for a job for the past 9 months. I have had interviews and I have successfully been able to get my resume in front of hiring managers. As with any job search I have also received my share of rejections. I have noticed in a number […] Read the full article →
belligerent rejected candidates, part 3 by Alison Green on August 6, 2008 Here’s a conversation I had with a rejected job applicant today. He left me a voicemail inquiring about the status of his application, and I checked and saw that we had sent him an email two weeks ago to let him know that we would not be able to consider him for a position. Feeling […] Read the full article →
job rejections and vitriol, part 2 by Alison Green on July 20, 2008 About a year ago, I wrote a post about how a small fraction of job applicants respond to rejection notices with outrage, rudeness, or general vitriol, and gave a few real-life samples. Some background: My organization emails rejection notes to all applicants we don’t offer a job to. It’s a friendly and polite letter, and […] Read the full article →
passed over for promotion by Alison Green on May 10, 2008 A reader writes: A co-worker of mine was recently promoted to an open position without any other candidates, myself included, having been interviewed. When I first attempted to talk to the hiring manager about this, he accused me of “overreacting” and acting immature. Now, my purpose is not to argue why I should have been […] Read the full article →
“But I’m qualified for that job – why did you reject me?” by Alison Green on April 26, 2008 There’s an interesting discussion going on over at Evil HR Lady about whether it’s okay to ask for feedback when you don’t get a job, with a lot of people pointing out in the comments section that when they’ve agreed to give rejected candidates feedback, it inevitably ends with the candidate trying to convince them […] Read the full article →
rejecting job candidates by Alison Green on October 23, 2007 In a post today, Penelope Trunk talks about the advantages of rejecting bad candidates on the spot — for instance, telling them at the end of the phone interview that they’re not among the strongest candidates and you’re going to be focusing on others. I will occasionally do this, but more often than not, even […] Read the full article →
asking for feedback after a job rejection by Alison Green on August 13, 2007 A reader writes: What is the current protocol, or successful strategy, for contact after not getting a job? I have already thanked the panel for the interview. Is there any reason to ask for feedback? I’m always impressed when a candidate asks for feedback after not getting the job — and it there’s an easily […] Read the full article →
job rejections and vitriol by Alison Green on June 25, 2007 My organization emails rejection notes to all applicants we don’t offer a job to. It’s a pretty damn nice letter, and we send it within a few days of knowing that we’re not moving the applicant forward in the hiring process. Sometimes we hear back from people thanking us for the notification since apparently more […] Read the full article →