How Do You Reject A Job Candidate?
• Confirm the hiring of the new employee. Check with the human resources department to ensure that all appropriate contracts and paperwork have been signed. If the hiring process is less formal, verify with the candidate that he has accepted the terms of employment. • Inform rejected candidates within a timely fashion. After hiring someone else for the position, notify rejected candidates within 2 days after the hiring decision has been made. • Draft notification of rejection letters as soon as confirmation of the new hire has been made. These letters should be sent out within 2 days, if possible. • Attain all signatures or approval for rejection materials as soon as possible. The mailing time frame may have to be extended if getting approval and signatures for rejection letters is difficult due to personnel schedules or other issues. • Consider calling candidates to notify them of their rejections. Many candidates appreciate being notified as soon as possible so they can continue thei
