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Guerline A
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Rejection Email

Has anyone ever replied to a rejection email? Usually, I don’t pay attention, I just keep moving. The Hiring Manager promised me that the Recruiter would call me to schedule a time for the next phase. A couple days later, I saw that Indeed reposted the position like it was new. I did some research and thé reasons stated in the forum: -company may just interview people although it already has a chosen candidate -company has not found a suitable candidate -company has not interviewed enough candidates -position has been filled -etc... Anyway, after that,I clicked on another job website, position has been filled Two days later, I get a notification from a different website showing that only 2 people applied for the position. When I did not get the call last week, I had a feeling that they already hired someone.

However, this rejection email is a little different than what I usually receive. It seems more agreeable with all the usual wordings in a rejection email.

I could be disappointed because they did not keep their word but I meant to reply and thank the Recruiter for her time. Since, I already sent a Thank You email after the interview to both Recruiters and Hiring Manager ( only the Recruiter replied), should I reply to the rejection email or not? Perhaps, it could be that I am on a more positive journey; therefore, I am seeing everything different now. Your Thoughts? #jobsearch #rejectionemail #notmovingforward #replyornot #interview #nextphase #hiringmanager #recruiter #reliability #howtoproceed #staypositive #stayblessed #thankyouall

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Matt Bornhorst
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Hi Guerline A - I am glad to hear that you are on a more positive journey. That is invaluable in the job search. Te only reason that I would apply to a rejection email is if I wanted to find out the reasons they did not choose to go forward with me to improve my job search down the line.

Otherwise, I would do as you normally do and keep moving forward!

Best of luck on your search!

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Steven Ransom
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Hi, Guerlain paying attention to those rejection emails can be very helpful if you address them in the right way. Think of it as another way of evaluating your weakness to better improve your job search and communication skills by asking the question as to why you were rejected/unqualified. Don't just discard a possibility

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