Job hunting is one of the toughest jobs there is. It requires both skill and luck, with an infinite amount of positive attitude which keeps you going through piles of motivation letters and hours of interviews.
The truth is, job seekers are much more likely to receive a rejection letter rather than congratulations. No matter how good they are, sometimes it’s just not a match.
But never underestimate the way that hiring managers tell the sad news to their rejected applicants. While some provide genuinely helpful feedback and motivate you in your search, others do the exact opposite.
Today we look at the most infuriating and wild rejection letters, emails, and messages that make you kind of happy for these people who got away without a job there.
#1 It’s Brutal Out Here
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#2 “Elizabeth, *wink* *wink*” Slew Me
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#3 Rejected From An Internship For Not Having Enough Experience
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#4 Ph.d. Maths Student Rejected For Not Show Not Having 3 Hours Of Calc On Their Transcript
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#5 Did They Want You To Get A Pager Also?
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#6 Actress Is Rejected A Role For Being Deaf, However They Ask Her To Teach The Chosen Actress How To Act Deaf
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#7 Company Asking For Feedback On Their Recruitment Process While Not Giving Me Feedback On Why I Was Rejected:
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#8 Cluckin’ Delighted
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#9 Wait What
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#10 This Was My Rejection Email From Meta. “Meta Is A Great Company”??? I’ve Never Seen A Recruiter This Disrespectful And Unprofessional
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#11 Seriously?
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#12 Oops
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#13 Excuse Me? Huh? Rejected Because Of This?
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#14 Of Course
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#15 We’re Looking For Some Specific Skills
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#16 Come On Man
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#17 Rejected From Cat Sitting
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#18 Rejection Letter For A Us Remote Job. Company Thought New Mexico Was “International”
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#19 Ouch
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#20 Block Them
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#21 Not As Inspiring As They Probably Hoped
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#22 Rejected In 5 Minutes
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#23 Thanks I Guess
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#24 If You Apply Using A Cv You’ll Be Automatically Rejected 🙄🙄
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#25 So I Received An Email About A Role From This Recruiter. I Messaged Back Saying I’m Interested And Then Got This I Reply…..why!!
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#26 Josh Wasn’t Speaking Financially
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#27 Got This Email, Two Months After Actually Starting With The Company
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#28 This Rejection I Received After Working On A Take-Home Challenge For A Week. Still Angers Me Today How Rudely They Responded
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#29 Saw This Beautiful Rejection On Linkedin!
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#30 I Had A Job Interview That I Was Rejected From. I Have 4 Years Experience. Does This Read Like It’s Minimizing My Experience?
I almost had a stroke reading it. The icing on top of the cake was during my interview with the manager and him telling me “there’s always more jobs out there!” before the call ended. I knew I wasn’t picked from that line alone.
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#31 Seriously?
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#32 We Rejected You Because You Didn’t Send A Thank You Note
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#33 Thank You For The Personalized Rejection
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#34 Nice. Rejection Email Six Months After Applying. Reasonable Timeframe To Get Back To An Applicant, Don’t You Think?
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#35 I Literally Applied Over Two Years Ago
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