Comments on: Dear John: Some Potential Suggestions for Writing Applicant Rejection Letters http://www.employmentblawg.com/2006/dear-john-some-potential-suggestions-for-writing-applicant-rejection-letters/ Workplace News & Views, Edited by St. Louis Labor & Employment Lawyer George Lenard Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:06:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michael Harris http://www.employmentblawg.com/2006/dear-john-some-potential-suggestions-for-writing-applicant-rejection-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Michael Harris Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:43:11 +0000 http://www.employmentblawg.com/2006/dear-john-some-potential-suggestions-for-writing-applicant-rejection-letters/#comment-337 However, in a world where company reputation is supposed to make a difference in ability to hire the best, HOW the "ding letter" is written might make a difference. Personally, when I applied for jobs, it has made a difference to me in how I felt about the organization. However, in a world where company reputation is supposed to make a difference in ability to hire the best, HOW the “ding letter” is written might make a difference. Personally, when I applied for jobs, it has made a difference to me in how I felt about the organization.

]]> By: George Lenard http://www.employmentblawg.com/2006/dear-john-some-potential-suggestions-for-writing-applicant-rejection-letters/comment-page-1/#comment-335 George Lenard Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:03:37 +0000 http://www.employmentblawg.com/2006/dear-john-some-potential-suggestions-for-writing-applicant-rejection-letters/#comment-335 Basically, I think the applicant is interested in only one thing: that they have been rejected. In the law school hiring rat race, we called these "ding" letters; personally I never cared what they said except that they were indeed dings, not offers. The nicer they tried to be, the more ticked of I got. I would definitely steer wide and clear of specific reasons and of anything about person hired. Check out this humor on ding letters: "Ding Letter Party Gets Dinged" http://www.chibus.com/media/storage/paper408/ news/2002/04/01/Humor/Ding-Letter.Party.Gets. Dinged-226296.shtml?norewrite200604171458& sourcedomain=www.chibus.com Basically, I think the applicant is interested in only one thing: that they have been rejected.

In the law school hiring rat race, we called these “ding” letters; personally I never cared what they said except that they were indeed dings, not offers. The nicer they tried to be, the more ticked of I got.

I would definitely steer wide and clear of specific reasons and of anything about person hired.

Check out this humor on ding letters:

“Ding Letter Party Gets Dinged”

http://www.chibus.com/media/storage/paper408/
news/2002/04/01/Humor/Ding-Letter.Party.Gets.
Dinged-226296.shtml?norewrite200604171458&
sourcedomain=www.chibus.com

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