Dear________
Thank you for taking the time to apply for the _________________ opening at_________.
Although your qualifications are commendable, after careful consideration, we have decided to pursue another individual for this position.
We will retain your profile in our database and will inform you of future opportunities than may come available. We also encourage you to continue looking for other career opportunities within__________.
We sincerely appreciate your time and interest in ________and wish you the best in your future endeavors.
Best regards,
Recruitment Services
_________________
Go ahead, fill in the blanks with your name, the job you applied for, and the company where you applied. By now I’m sure we’ve all gotten one or more of these messages either by email or postal mail. If you haven’t gotten at least one, then either you are amazing, because you’ve been offered every job you applied for, or, you’re not trying hard enough. You are not sending out enough resumes.
Messages like this are a normal part of job hunting, and shouldn’t be a cause for discouragement. There is a lot of competition out there right now, probably more so than ever before in recent times. If nothing else, on the positive side, I look at a message like this as an affirmation that at least my resume got somewhere, and isn’t just lost somewhere out there in resume cyber-space.
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"If nothing else, on the positive side, I look at a message like this as an affirmation that at least my resume got somewhere, and isn’t just lost somewhere out there in resume cyber-space."
ReplyDeletesad but true! i can't tell you how many carefully designed resumes with fine-tuned specifically written cover letters i have sent out that seemed to have evaporated into the abyss. given the rise of web-based application systems without any real contact information, i don't even get a response for most jobs i have applied to, no matter how qualified i am.
The good news, if any, is that at least you didn't send $.42 for a stamp plus the paper and envelope to send the resume and cover letter!
ReplyDeleteIt is frustrating, though. Equally frustrating is getting that "hot" call or email from a headhunter, who has this "perfect" job that he needs to talk to you about, and when you call he doesn't answer or return your call. Or, if you do submit your resume, you never hear from him again.