<story><title>I know why rejection emails suck – I write them</title><url>https://triplebyte.com/blog/rejection-feedback</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mikeleeorg</author><text>When I was a hiring manager, I used to always include a personal note that included suggestions and constructive criticism for the candidate. In a couple of cases, those people replied to me, demonstrated some actions towards those goals, and I hired them later, when I had more available positions.&lt;p&gt;And those that I didn&amp;#x27;t hire, I encountered them at other companies. It was flattering to hear them say they remembered me and had a positive impression of our recruiting process, even though they were rejected.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve always believed that the recruiting process is a great way to sell one&amp;#x27;s company. Even if the candidate isn&amp;#x27;t a good match, that candidate may recommend peers to the role if they have a positive experience with you.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Mister_Snuggles</author><text>I interviewed for an internal position once and got similar feedback, by phone, from the HR person.  She was on the phone with me for about an hour and, in all honesty, that rejection phone call made that one of the best interviews I&amp;#x27;ve ever had.&lt;p&gt;I didn&amp;#x27;t get that job, but it gave me a lot of constructive advice and I ended up getting the next one I interviewed for.</text></comment>
<story><title>I know why rejection emails suck – I write them</title><url>https://triplebyte.com/blog/rejection-feedback</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mikeleeorg</author><text>When I was a hiring manager, I used to always include a personal note that included suggestions and constructive criticism for the candidate. In a couple of cases, those people replied to me, demonstrated some actions towards those goals, and I hired them later, when I had more available positions.&lt;p&gt;And those that I didn&amp;#x27;t hire, I encountered them at other companies. It was flattering to hear them say they remembered me and had a positive impression of our recruiting process, even though they were rejected.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve always believed that the recruiting process is a great way to sell one&amp;#x27;s company. Even if the candidate isn&amp;#x27;t a good match, that candidate may recommend peers to the role if they have a positive experience with you.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>fermienrico</author><text>I appreciate people like you but unfortunately most companies&amp;#x27; policy mandates not talking about the reasons due to some sort of legal risk of law suit.</text></comment>