How to Reject a Job Applicant

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Tip 1 - How to: Reject a Job Applicant (Without Making an Enemy!)

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by SFC | permalink

You will always have to turn down more people than you place. So here's how to reject a job applicant without making an enemy of them!

For further reading: http://www.socialtalent.co/blog/how-to-reject-a-job-applicant-without-making-an-enemy ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Turn Down Job Applicants - Right

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bettina Rodarte | permalink

Looking for a positive approach to turning down job applicants at any point in your hiring process? These steps are recommended for employers of choice.

For further reading: http://humanresources.about.com/od/new/fl/How-to-Reject-Job-Applicants-Right.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Turn Down a Candidate: An Email Template

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by buyegirhyme | permalink

Read our career guidance article, How to Turn Down a Candidate: An Email Template: To make this painful process a little easier, w...
Tags: Tools & Skills,Management,Email,Communication,Hiring,No Seriously—Do This Now By Alex Cavoulacos,Syndication

For further reading: https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-turn-down-a-candidate-an-email-template ^[3]

Tip 4 - How To Tell A Job Candidate 'We're Not Hiring You'

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by scullyetmulder | permalink

Managers have a lot on their plates. Goals and yardsticks and project plans get a lot of airtime. They get a lot of attention at work. Sticky human topics get the short end of the stick. They get swept under the rug. When you post a job opening and you interview [...]
Tags: Careers,Leadership,Human Workplace

For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2014/09/25/how-to-tell-a-job-candidate-were-not-hiring-you/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - how to reject a job candidate — Ask a Manager

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Himanshu Goel | permalink

I've ranted here plenty of times about companies that don't get back to job applicants, but we've talked less about how companies should handle rejections.

For further reading: http://www.askamanager.org/2012/08/how-to-reject-a-job-candidate.html ^[5]

Tip 6 - how to reject job applicants when the position hasn't been filled yet — Ask a Manager

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Adi Divgi | permalink

A reader writes: I have a question about replying to job applicants who I have no intention of interviewing. Every time we post a job online, we get dozens

For further reading: http://www.askamanager.org/2012/03/how-to-reject-job-applicants-when-the-position-hasnt-been-filled-yet.html ^[6]