For some reason, it hurts more when we feel are being rejected personally and not as a category. So it is indeed better to be specific say “we rejected you because you didn’t have red-umbrella-qualifications”, where this is the case
Even better, ‘conditionally anonymous’ rejection (like the Tinder paradigm, where possible) or pre-emptive rejection by making the qualifications clear in advance
‘Feedback without litigation risk’: The employer could offer to give feedback, at a future date, on the candidate’s overall CV and presentation, and not specifically for the position they applied for. That is what I have tried to do where possible.
I agree with most of this, thanks for writing
Some thoughts:
For some reason, it hurts more when we feel are being rejected personally and not as a category. So it is indeed better to be specific say “we rejected you because you didn’t have red-umbrella-qualifications”, where this is the case
Even better, ‘conditionally anonymous’ rejection (like the Tinder paradigm, where possible) or pre-emptive rejection by making the qualifications clear in advance
‘Feedback without litigation risk’: The employer could offer to give feedback, at a future date, on the candidate’s overall CV and presentation, and not specifically for the position they applied for. That is what I have tried to do where possible.