Flavors of Rejection

A fine selection of the variety of rejection responses from companies that I've received.

We encourage you to visit our careers site as new positions often become available.

We'll be keeping your resume on file in case a future opportunity aligns more closely with your background. Wishing you all the best in your search and continued professional journey.

While we were impressed by your skills and accomplishments, we have decided to move forward with other applicants whose skills and experience better meet our current needs.

The team was sincerely impressed with your background and qualifications. Unfortunately, after thoughtful consideration, we have decided to continue forward in the process with other candidates.

Unfortunately, we have decided to move forward with other candidates at this time.

We've been extremely fortunate to have a fantastic response from accomplished candidates such as yourself for this role. However, after careful consideration, we've made the decision to not move forward with the interview process at this time.

Your resume is in our system for future opportunities, and we hope you'll keep an eye on our careers page. Best of luck with your job search!

We want you to know that our talent team personally reviews each application - we don't use AI in the process. After carefully reviewing your application, we're not able to move forward to the interview stage at this time.

We truly appreciate the time you've taken to apply and your interest in being part of our mission.

After careful consideration, we have chosen to proceed with other candidates at this time. Please know that your interest in our company is valued, and we want to keep your resume and contact information on file in case a future opportunity arises that aligns with your skills and qualifications.

After careful consideration, we have decided not to move forward with your application for this position. We are committed to maintaining an honest and supportive recruitment process, while this opportunity wasn't the right fit, we value your interest.

Unfortunately, the opportunity for which you were under consideration is no longer open.

We are excited that you are excited about what we are doing! We received many qualified applicants and have decided to move ahead with other candidates who we feel are a better match for this particular position.

We really appreciate your interest and time to get to know us. Best of luck with your current job search, and please keep in touch!

We have read your CV with great pleasure and believe you have a strong candidate profile. I checked your resume directly for this position as well as for other positions we are responsible for. Unfortunately, we currently cannot offer a position matching your background.

Unfortunately we’re putting this vacancy on hold for a while. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

After carefully reviewing the many applications we received, we regret to inform you that we won’t be moving forward with your application to the next stage of our hiring process at this time. We truly appreciate the skills and experience you bring to the table, and thank you for considering us as part of your career journey.

Unfortunately, the Product Designer opportunity for which you were under consideration is no longer open.

Our team takes time to thoughtfully review each applicant's resume, background, and experience to ensure alignment with our business needs - your application is reviewed by a person, not an algorithm! Although we found your background impressive, it doesn't quite align with our immediate needs for this particular role.

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