Is this the worst auto-rejection email you have seen?

A rejection response to an application received by my candidate from a global recruitment firm:

Dear <name>

Thank you for your application. We regret to inform you that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. We are unable to provide feedback on applications.

In the meantime, please keep us informed of your availability.

Regards

<recruitment team>

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Leary on December 11, 2012 at 8:57pm

That is pretty pathetic

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Permalink Reply by Helen Burbank (Appleby) on December 12, 2012 at 5:34am

Yup, that is certainly up there with the worst.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy Kirksey on December 12, 2012 at 9:17am

WOW that is bad...

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Permalink Reply by Todd Wilson on December 12, 2012 at 10:58am

What do you think... is receiving something of this caliber better or worse than not receiving a response?

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Permalink Reply by Daylon Walton on December 12, 2012 at 11:23am

I think it's the last part that makes it horrible.

Translates to: "You suck, but we won't tell you why. Please keep trying. Have a nice day."

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Permalink Reply by Amy Ala Miller on December 12, 2012 at 12:03pm

That's pretty bad... my favorite part - "we won't tell you anything but keep US informed on your availability!"

Yeah right... good question though Todd - is this better than NOTHING?

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Permalink Reply by Will Thomson on December 12, 2012 at 1:12pm

Awful!

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Permalink Reply by Mervin Hernandez on December 12, 2012 at 1:50pm

I have a few templates written up that are nothing like this one, and still I get candidates that will respond extremely harshly when they get a pre-written message. At times, I have seen a very unpleasant side of candidates. So, mechanical sounding or not, some people just lack tact in communicating.

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Permalink Reply by Amy Ala Miller on December 12, 2012 at 2:48pm

Good point - we have some templates, and usually send out some sort of notice so at least people know their application has been reviewed. As you said, we occasionally get pushback (sometimes VERY negative). I still think it's better than nothing, but I may be in the minority on that one.

Mervin Hernandez said:

I have a few templates written up that are nothing like this one, and still I get candidates that will respond extremely harshly when they get a pre-written message. At times, I have seen a very unpleasant side of candidates. So, mechanical sounding or not, some people just lack tact in communicating.

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Permalink Reply by Amber on December 12, 2012 at 3:48pm

Not a very good message, but my first thought was that at least it is better than nothing. (Actually my first thought was that I hoped it wasn't one of ours, lol.) I have tried various templates and scripts, and none sound that great. It has to be professional, politically correct, try to relay information without being too specific since it will be autogenerated.

The wording in the example in this post was odd sounding, and keep us informed of your availability? Really?

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Permalink Reply by Amy Ala Miller on December 12, 2012 at 4:01pm

LOL Amber that was my first thought too! :)

Amber said:

Not a very good message, but my first thought was that at least it is better than nothing. (Actually my first thought was that I hoped it wasn't one of ours, lol.) I have tried various templates and scripts, and none sound that great. It has to be professional, politically correct, try to relay information without being too specific since it will be autogenerated.

The wording in the example in this post was odd sounding, and keep us informed of your availability? Really?