Tips on Rejecting Candidates | Talent on Tap

Brendan Browne’s three-step approach to rejecting candidates will set you apart as a recruiter and a leave a positive impression on candidates.

[@sagardlakhani]

From my experience, I have noticed that the vast majority of companies do NOT take the time to properly reject the candidate.

[@rositalesmana186]

I felt so awful when I got thanked by many candidates for giving rejection calls.. What a world we live in..

[@nikhilnaik8314]

@@rositalesmana186 but that's a good etiquette. But yeah i feel awful too.

[@valent16n1]

By my previous employer they were feedback sessions even for telling you were rejected for position. I had one of that and I felt been very humillated when they told me rejected with presence of hiring managers and recruiter too. I think only an email would be more than enough. So why other companies follow as well this very rude practice?

[@joeblackwolf17]

This was very insightful

[@annsgal2025]

Candidates who are job searching are busy. Asking them to take out valuable time to receive the news of rejection over a scheduled phone call is very rude. If I was a candidate being rejected, I would prefer to be informed via email or text that I am being rejected, and be offered the option of speaking with the recruiter if I wanted to get feedback related to the reason for rejection. I don't understand why companies assume that candidates searching for jobs have lots of free time to field useless phone calls related to rejection.

[@jwilson9283]

Sandwich your negatives and give try to give 3 feedback points

[@brandeefleming]

What.. where's the meat..

[@gan5867]

Scheduling a call for rejection is incredibly rude.

[@rositalesmana186]

So you’d prefer to be ghosted and left hanging?

[@anotherthingaboutme]

@@rositalesmana186 a simple email will do

[@annsgal2025]

I agree