Worst/any correspondence from prospective employers/HR?
Posted on 07/07/2006 by the cynic
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This is another post just for fun.
How much correspondence have you folks gotten from jobs that were no-go's, and how bad? Any rejection letters, or just "no news is bad news?"
I used to get polite rejection emails from social work, but in the corporate world, usually nothing. Generally, if the job is a go, they respond quickly, but if it's a no-go, HR won't even reply to my "Thank-you" email's. Since going corporate, I haven't gotten a no-thanks letter in years; just a silent cell phone and "no new email" in my inbox.
Any "worst rejection" or "rudest correspondence" stories to share after a no-go interview? My worst were probably these, all prior to '04:
1) The manager whose name I obtained through an internal contact. I emailed my resume and cover letter, got an email back saying (no caps or punctuation or signature): "your cover letter did not open" I replied with an apology and sent it again; got no reply and never got invited for an interview *or* rejected either way.
2) I think I posted about this before, but...The guy who out-and-out threw me out of the interview because apparently psychology majors don't belong in recruiting, even though half his staff were psych majors. He then followed me out of the room rattling off all the illegal questions--married? engaged? goin' on a honeymoon? etc. I ended up sitting in the nearby park in total "wow that was rude" shock afterward. (yes it was stupid to answer the personal questions).
3) Interview went awesomely, we talked, joked, and were comfortable. The lady told me, "99% sure you'll get the job, but we'll let you know in a week or so after we organize things." 2 weeks later, no call, but I got a "We regret to inform you that you were not selected as a finalist" letter. Reject letter was better than nothing, but practically promising the job on the spot seemed lame.
POST A COMMENTACube2Graphic(07/07/2006)
I have only ever gotten one letter stating that I wasn't what they were looking for, and it was very polite, but they misspelled my last name! Did they even read my resume? Interview, I though, went pretty good, and I got along with owner's wife. Oh well
M in Wisconsin(07/08/2006)
I once got a goofy rejection letter that went something like this, "We no longer have an need for any information you might have." Sounds like I was bombarding them with info! Too weird.
the confessor(07/08/2006)
I was once told to call and talk to the owner of a resort by one of his managers who said she couldn't wait for me and my girlfriend to start. When I did call, the front desk person claimed the owner never came in and told me not to bother her again. I called the manager and told her what happened, she quietly said that because I had harassed (!) the front desk person by calling that I wouldn't be hired. Fired before I was hired! Unreal!!
chemman(07/10/2006)
My favorite is for my current position, I emailed my resume to the corporate website submission area but had also found out the HR recruiters name and sent my resume directly to her (I guessed the standard corpoarate email address). After two interviews an a couple of flights (out of state job) the HR rep offered me a position, but the very next day while I was thinking it over I got a form letter from the corporate office thanking me for sending my resume and letting me know they had no available positons that I would be qualified for!!!
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