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Rejection Letter Template After the Interview

Posted on October 12, 2004 by johanna

Dave Liebreich gave me feedback yesterday that I’d forgotten to include a template of a rejection letter (after the interview) in the book. Argh. I’ve started an errata page for this and other potential problems. A rejection letter has only three … Continue reading →

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Write Reasonable Rejection Letters

Posted on August 23, 2004 by johanna

Candidates need to know where they stand — from the time you receive a resume until you’ve either hired them or rejected them. Make sure your autoresponses — or real rejection letters — don’t look like this: Subject: Got your … Continue reading →

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What Does Your response to Resumes say About Your Company?

Posted on February 17, 2004 by johanna

My teenage daughter is attempting to find a job this summer. She dutifully filled out an application for a camp counselor position at a not-so-close-to-our-house camp. The idea is that she and my nephew would both work at the camp, … Continue reading →

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Parody of Rejection Letter

Posted on November 20, 2003 by johanna

If you need a chuckle, read John Kador’s parody of a rejection letter. I laughed out loud. John is writing a book about the brainteaser interview, available in 2004. Since I’m sure not all hiring managers will heed my advice … Continue reading →

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