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In their minds the company you applied to was so awesome: certainly you had placed ALL of your hopes in that one job and were set on waiting as long as it would take for their answer. At last they came back to you with an answer: "sorry buddy, but you’re gonna have to move on now". Your hopes were shattered but you could finally pursue your job hunt, even if that unfortunately meant having to settle for less
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@AlmondSauce That would be so sad!
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So "better later than never" doesn't apply?
I feel like there's always a chance that people forget to reply to emails but once in a while a new person comes along and thinks they'll do everyone a service by replying. "I know it's way past due but better late than never - right?"
And to be honest - for some candidates the reply might be positive like "We've had a hiring freeze for a year but it's gonna be lifted next month - still interested?" -
@jiraTicket Yeah, no, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying *never* follow up that much later. I’m just saying that if it’s just going to be:
“Hi [insert applicant name]
Thank you for your application to [company name]. Unfortunately, after reviewing your application, we have decided to not move forward at this time.
We appreciate your interest in [company name] and wish you success in your job search.
Best,
[insert sender name]
[insert sender job title]”
… that it’s kind of just an email that serves no real purpose. -
@AmyShackles at least they should have added something like "after much deliberation" or "it was a tough choise"...
@jiraTicket at a certain point late == never in terms of value (or even worse). An obvious example would be when the receiver expires, receiving a letter after you're dead is the same as never been sent. All perishable foods are better not received than too late. Or would you like a crate of rotten meat? I'd consider an application perishable.
Getting a rejection letter six months after starting a job when you haven’t applied to jobs since you got said job is weird. Like, what’s the point in even sending a rejection 8 months after a person applied?
Either:
a) they’ve already assumed you weren’t interested and have moved on with their life or
b) they were really REALLY interested in the possibility of working for your company and have been eagerly awaiting reply… only to be given the terse rejection email 8 months later.
And in neither of those scenarios is that person going to have a higher opinion of the company because you took the time to respond eventually.
I just… I don’t get it, mates.
rant
sarcasm is my first language
crushed about it — really i am
job hunting and interviewing is ridiculous