Applicant Rejection Letters

rmk · January 2002

Do we need to send a rejection letters to applicants who replied to our blind ad?

Mike Maslanka · January 2002

why was it a blind ad,if i might ask?...regards from texas,mike maslanka

Christine M · January 2002

Sending rejection letters is a courtesy to job applicants. There are no federal statutes which would require you to send those letters, and unless your state has specific requirements, you are not legally mandated to send them.

Rockie · January 2002

I only send rejection letters to those individuals that are interviewed and not selected.

We usually send out a card when we receive a resume advising individuals that we will contact them if we have a suitable vacancy. Otherwise, people are calling to make sure we received their resume, fax, etc.

I realize we go above and beyond here, but this cuts down on the number of telephone calls I get concerning resumes.

Kenai · February 2002

I too am curious as to why it would be a blind ad. I would imagine there would be a statement that you will contact those you are interested in.If such, yo would not havew to send a response.

I usually send a pre-printed post card to all those interested since I consider them interested parties only.They all have interest, but do them meet qualifications? It is only those who we interview that are classified as candidates. We would send them letters, that can also be form letters.
Sal,Kenai

Winchester · February 2002

The whole purpose of a blind ad is to protect or hide the identity of the empoyer. In the past we have used blind ads, but even then very sparingly, but we have not used a blind ad in the last five years. Many good cnaidates will not apply because they fear they may be applying to their current employer.

AnneLa · February 2002

I only contact those applicants that I'd like to interview when it comes to responses to a bind ad. Often times, you can have several applicants who just don't meet your criteria. Since it's a blind ad, you don't need to respond. No one knows who ran the ad in the first place.

Applicant Rejection Letters

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