Here’s a translation: “we didn’t like how you stood up for yourself and didn’t mindlessly submit so we’re not hiring you.”

I need to meet this Mr. Jones, pretty sure he's my soul mate. eBay feedback as a reference, just brilliant.

It is indeed an oxymoron, unlike the person who sent you that email who is simply a moron

This is hilarious. Best not to work for idiots.

I'm old I have both still.

This looks suable?

Maybe that's what you should say

Respond with cluck off.

I got rejected for a job where one of the listed required technologies was one I was partially responsible for creating (there are about 30 contributors to this project)

I mean they lied in the title of the email. What did your expect the contents to look like.

Check the contract and engage a lawyer if appropriate

my former brother in law left his position as a literal rocket scientist - that he excelled at, per their consistent feedback- because he was having to relocate for personal reasons. circumstances changed and he ended up not having to move and applied for his as yet unfilled position. only to get rejected for not having enough experience. to fill HIS position 🙄

What were they going to with natural hair?

Illegal in the UK.

rude, I'd at least tell the candidate to go get one or something...

Ah man I had the same. Client facing told if I wanted the job I had to lose the goatee. Shaved it off that night. Got rejected.

Marine Biologist? Is she going to take the cat scuba diving?

I bet someone from Georgia (the country) will qualify.

Academia is way overrated. By itself.

Blocking in 3... 2... 1... Done!!! Smh...

Well... it kinda seems like one of the better rejection letters I have seen.

It's like speed dating?

For goodness sake, why would a person give such a flippant answer to an interview question?!

We did something similar by specifically asking for CVs in PDF. At least half people ignored it and attached a Word document (and yes, this was an office position where it was perfectly reasonable to expect that candidates know how to handle this).

I have no issue with this. Address the selection criteria. And I certainly don't want someone who can't follow instructions working for me either

“Blanketly?”

I'm old, so someone please explain what CV is?

That's why I require writing samples for my senior positions and put specific instructions (page limits, font, etc). If they don't do it correctly, they lose points of evaluation. OP yellow box is the exact reason why...

They are not wrong.

I got a job as an Office Asst to the Mgr and HR told me that over 200 had applied and only 6 didn't have ANY errors - spelling or grammar, etc.

It's kind of on the company for trying to reinvent the application process here. Employees go thru all the hassle of setting up the resumes required to apply to 99% of jobs and then these places want to be special when most people have to throw their app down 5000 bottomless holes to even get 1 call back. Stop making people's lives harder and take the damn resume As annoying as those companies that refuse to take your resume and force you to fill out their inline application instead, only to ask for your resume at the end

Businesses that don't bother to read applications even if instructed to xyz, don't deserve out of box thinkers. F**k you narrow minded idiots

It's a tough job market; let's not put landmines in our ads. This isn't high school where the teacher writes at the top of the quiz, "Read completely before starting," and then halfway down says, "Just write your name at the top and turn it in for full credit."

You should be thankful we pay minimum wage.

Heehee 4-20

Blanket email sent out to anyone with any kind of notes on experience in the field. Recruiters don't even read profiles man, they just send out applications to hundreds and then look into the people the reply. At which point they realise they've asked people that don't have what's needed to fill the job role. Ridiculous.

What rejection letter dude? He's rejecting you!

I received similar from my current job but it's because they placed me at another team starting

Thru?

Should've gone with SxcboiFrimston92@hotmail.com

Periods, commas, and paragraphs are useful tools

Compared to some, not that bad a rejection letter.

We are the ones who took time from our day, sorted out our suit and had to pay for transport to get there.

HR needs to bone up on MS Word Mail Merge

I can understand maybe 2 weeks to respond with a rejection, but anything longer than that means I probably don't want to work with such a disorganized company that takes MONTHS to reject my application.