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COMMUNICATING INTERVIEW RESULTS 2

 For 20 years I consistently communicated interview results to candidates in accordance with my self imposed mandate back in 1991.

In communicating interview results to candidates, I was not mindful of the fact that there are people who lack the capacity to handle "bad news". My communication was either verbal or written. The important thing was I communicated the results of the interviews.

I wrote two variants of a rejection letter to candidates.

Firstly, I referred to their application and the subsequent interview they had with us and regret to inform them that they were not successful. I closed the letters by thanking them for the interest they showed in our company.


Secondly, I referred to their application and subsequent interview they had with us and regret to inform them that they were not successful. For those who met all parameters for employment but had to be dropped for better candidates, I informed them that I was keeping their applications for other openings and finally thank them for their interest in our company.


Let me share with you two wonderful experiences by yours truly.

Firstly, I attended an interview in a foreign owned Conglomerate and I was selected for one of their companies in the northern part of the nation, which I turned down because of my capacity to say my mind. Two years latter, the Conglomerate had a vacancy in the South East and called me back for the vacant position, which I accepted.

Secondly, I felt and still feel bad for sending a rejection letter to a candidate who came first in an interview I conducted but had to be rejected because of what he was earning currently compared to the job value for which we interviewed him. I failed to convince the Chairman/Managing Director that although his current annual salary was less than 20% of the monthly salary on offer by us, it was because he moving across industries and that his current salary should not be the sole determinant of his suitability for employment.


Next week, I shall share with you my experience of answering the simplest interview question but by all means the most wicked and difficult - "What is your salary expectation?"

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  1. Patrick15 May 2024 at 14:05

    Interesting; Eliminating unnecessary obstacles .

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