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A Few More Rejection Letters

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Rejection Letters 2013:
08/08/2013
We received your online application for Attorney Advisor, GS-905-13/14 (Excepted Service) ARC, GS-0905-14 which was advertised under vacancy number FHWA.HCC-2013-0006 and closed on 02/06/2013. Your name was referred to the selecting official at the grade 14 along with other highly qualified candidates; however, another candidate was selected at the grade 14. 

We appreciate your interest in employment with U.S. Department of Transportation. Please visit our Careers in Motion jobsite at http://jobsearch.dot.gov for 
a current list of job vacancies.  We encourage you to continue to apply for future vacancies in which you are interested and wish you success in your future employment endeavors.

Please note, if you requested consideration under more than one grade level for this position, you will receive an individual email PER grade level.

Best regards,
The DOT Automated Staffing Office
TRANSJOBS@fhwa.dot.gov
__________________________
08/08/2013:
We received your online application for Attorney Advisor, GS-905-13/14 (Excepted Service) ARC, GS-0905-13 which was advertised under vacancy number FHWA.HCC-2013-0006 and closed on 02/06/2013. Your name was referred to the selecting official at the grade 13 along with other highly qualified candidates; however, another candidate was selected at the grade 13. 

We appreciate your interest in employment with U.S. Department of Transportation. Please visit our Careers in Motion jobsite at http://jobsearch.dot.gov for 
a current list of job vacancies.  We encourage you to continue to apply for future vacancies in which you are interested and wish you success in your future employment endeavors.

Please note, if you requested consideration under more than one grade level for this position, you will receive an individual email PER grade level.

Best regards,
The DOT Automated Staffing Office
TRANSJOBS@fhwa.dot.gov
___________________________
05/14/2013:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY    
USCIS HR OPERATIONS CENTER    
70 KIMBALL AVENUE    
SOUTH BURLINGTON VT  05403    

 Dear [           ],

   This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:    

Position Title:      Entry Level Attorney    
Pay Plan:       GS    
Series/Grade: 0905-12    
Vacancy ID:   826700    
Announcement Number:   CIS-826700-COU    
Hiring Office:      US Citizenship and Immigration Services    

Results regarding your recent referral to the Hiring Official are as follows:    

   Referral Type:  Non-Traditional    
   Appointment Type: Excepted 
     Service Permanent    
   Specialty / Grade:      0905 – 12    
   Promotion Potential:      15    
   Locations: Location Negotiable 
     After Selection    

Thank you for applying for this position.  Your application has been considered.  However, another applicant was selected.  We appreciate your interest in employment with our agency.    

   Audit Code: NS    
   Code Definition:  Not Selected    
   Code Explanation:    

The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected for the position.    

Thank you for your interest in Federal employment.  You are encouraged to visit http://www.usajobs.gov to view additional Federal employment opportunities and information.    

PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE.  IT IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.    

For additional information, please refer to the vacancy announcement for this position.    

2013: More Rejection Letters

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Select Rejection Letters 2013–Need I say more?
06/03/2013: Dear [     ]
We would like to thank you for applying to the above vacancy.

After a careful review of the background and qualifications of all candidates, we regret to inform you that you have not been selected for the shortlist.  Although you were not short-listed for this position, you may want to continue to review the opportunities in myJobWorld (http://myjobworld).  

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you continued success in the future and to thank you for your interest in this position.  
Kind regards,
Human Resources Services
The World Bank Group

NOTE: THIS MESSAGE IS SYSTEM GENERATED – YOU CANNOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE.

05/14/2013: Thank you for your interest in the International Relations faculty position
at UC Berkeley. This search was highly competitive, and unfortunately your application is no longer under consideration. We appreciate the time and energy invested in your application, and encourage you to apply for positions listed in the future. 

We wish you every personal and professional success with your job search.

Sincerely,
Kathleen Spaw
Academic Personnel Analyst

Re: Position 1758 – UC Berkeley International Relations Faculty Position

05/14/2013:

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY    
USCIS HR OPERATIONS CENTER    
70 KIMBALL AVENUE
SOUTH BURLINGTON VT  05403    

 Dear [           ]    

   This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:    

Position Title: Entry Level Attorney    
Pay Plan:       GS   
Series/Grade: 0905-12    
Vacancy ID:      826700    
Announcement Number:      CIS-826700-COU    

Hiring Office: US Citizenship and Immigration Services    

Results regarding your recent referral to the Hiring Official are as follows:    

Referral Type:      Non-Traditional  
Appointment Type: Excepted Service Permanent    
Specialty / Grade:      0905 – 12    
Promotion Potential:      15    
Locations: Location Negotiable After Selection    

Thank you for applying for this position.  Your application has been considered.  However, another applicant was selected.  We appreciate your interest in employment with our agency.    
Audit Code:    NS    
Code Definition:    Not Selected    
Code Explanation:    

The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected for the position.    

Thank you for your interest in Federal employment.  You are encouraged to visit http://www.usajobs.gov to view additional Federal employment opportunities and information.    

PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE.  IT IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.    

For additional information, please refer to the vacancy announcement for this position.    

05/03/2013
Recently we received your resume/application for the Humanities/Philosophy, Undergraduate School – Adjunct Faculty (Req# 8644) position at UMUC. Unfortunately, the University has decided that the position will not be recruited at this time. Please visit our career page where you can explore other opportunities that may be of interest http://www.umuc.edu/employment .

Thank you for your time and interest in UMUC. 
Sincerely, 
Talent Acquisition
Office of Human Resources

04/29/2013:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY    
USCIS HR OPERATIONS CENTER    
70 KIMBALL AVENUE
SOUTH BURLINGTON VT  05403    

Dear [         ]
This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:    

   Position Title: Entry Level Attorney    
   Pay Plan:  GS    
   Series/Grade: 0905-11    
   Vacancy ID:      826700    
   Announcement Number: CIS-826700-COU    

   Hiring Office: US Citizenship and Immigration Services    

Results regarding your recent referral to the Hiring Official are as follows:    

   Referral Type: Non-Traditional  
   Appointment Type: Excepted 
     Service Permanent    
   Specialty / Grade:      0905 – 11    
   Promotion Potential:      15    
   Locations: Location Negotiable After Selection    

Thank you for applying for this position.  Your application has been considered.  However, another applicant was selected.  We appreciate your interest in employment with our agency.    

   Audit Code:   NS    
   Code Definition:   Not Selected  
   Code Explanation:    

The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected for the position.    

Thank you for your interest in Federal employment.  You are encouraged to visit http://www.usajobs.gov to view additional Federal employment opportunities and information.    

PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE.  IT IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.    

For additional information, please refer to the vacancy announcement for this position.

04/26/2013:    
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR US ATTYS    
DO NOT MAIL APPLICATIONS    
YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE
WASHINGTON DC  20530    

Dear [          ]

This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:    

   Position Title: Assistant United 
    States Attorney    
   Vacancy ID:      844037    
   Series/Grade:    N/A    

The agency has cancelled  or postponed filling this vacancy.    

Thank you for your interest in Federal employment.  You are encouraged to visit http://www.usajobs.gov to view additional Federal employment opportunities and information.    

 PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE.  IT IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.    

For additional information, please refer to the vacancy announcement for this position.

04/15/2013:
[AP Search] JPF00011 J.D./LL.M./J.S.D. Program Tenured Faculty Search

Dear Applicant,
The Search Committee has concluded their review of applicants for the J.D./L.L.M/J.S.D. Program faculty position at Berkeley Law. There were a number of candidates applying for the position, and after much consideration, we regret to inform you that your application is no longer under consideration. 

We appreciate your patience during this long review process and thank you for your interest.

– Berkeley Law, Academic Positions    

04/06/2013: 
Hello [            ]
Thank you for taking the time to apply with us. We are unable to offer you a position at this time, but we do appreciate your interest in Target.

Target (YOU READ CORRECTLY-T-A-R-G-E-T)

For years trying these tactics have not and still do not work:  Informational interviewing with former professors, colleagues, referrals and attorneys I met at conferences didn’t help, going to different cities and knocking door to door to speak with legal secretaries and receptionists, parking lots of different businesses, and handing out one’s resume provided no leads though I get “You have all this” and “you seem great”, discussing the issue with volunteers at non-profits only to be provided the “you are doing everything right” or “that’s a shame,” registering at different state employment agencies though providing free services and undergoing verbal abuse and contempt on a daily basis by civil (oxymoron) workers who find out how educated you are leads to them not wanting them to help you or to see you succeed as they complain about how they did not “get” a chance to go to university and it doesn’t matter because these places focus on retail, IT or blue collar jobs that have no intetest in you; professional outreach workshops and networking provided few leads all the while continuously applying to jobs blind via online and postal mail; including those advertised at federal agencies, which provided no compensation at the federal Assistant Attorneys Office to only be told you are eligible; qualified; ranked among the best qualified and have the credentials and more but [herein lies the secret-you’re not white; you’re not male; you’re not IVY League; you don’t have connections; how would it look for us politically–in other words, for whichever reasons, we do not want YOUR kind here]

Don’t take a gamble with your future, especially if you’re a minority. Sallie Mae doesn’t care how hard you try, they will devour you.

Summer is in the air, so is the stinch of unemployment: More Rejection Letters

{ May 29, 2012 @ 11:15 am } · { Debt, Economy, Imagery vs. Reality, Lack of Money, Law School, Unemployment }
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What would be a start to a new season without sharing some additional rejection letters for employment the past few months. Ready, let’s dig in! :

05/25/2012:
This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:
Position Title: Public Affairs Specialist
Series/Grade:
1035/11
Promotion Potential: 11
Vacancy ID: 651583
Agency: Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys
Considered For:Southern District of New York
Duty Location:
New York, NY
We have reviewed your application and found you qualified for the position listed above. However, you were not among the most highly  qualified candidates. Therefore, your name will not be referred to the employing agency at this time. If we receive a request from the agency for additional candidates, or another agency requests a list of eligibles for a very similar position within the next 90 days, your application will again be reviewed for possible referral.

I regret that a more personal form of communication is not possible. For any questions concerning this acknowledgment, please send an e-mail to usaeo.usastaffing@usdoj.gov or contact the agency representative listed in the vacancy announcement. Thanks again for your interest in employment with our agency. (Yes, I am sure you are simply heart broken that I did not receive further consideration, oops wait no real consideration for this position. Let me grab a tissue for you. Meanwhile Sallie Mae continues to threaten me because I am unable to sustain payments.

04/18/2012:
Thank you for your interest in the Attorney position with PGCPS. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to fill this position. Please continue to check on our website for future positions at pgcps.org. (Here’s clue, stop advertising for positions you have no intent to fill. This is a waste of the local taxpayers money and for those who sent applications/resume via postal mail, it is a waste of resume paper and postage. See it costs money on both sides when you play this game).

04/09/2012:
Dear Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in the Program Manager-Libya position with the National Democratic Institute (NDI). We have received a large number of inquiries from highly qualified candidates for this role. At this time, we have decided to move forward with an individual who more closely matches the skills and qualifications required for this role. (I’m sure you have, while I applied as others encourage me to pursue the versatility aspect of a law degree and to try “something else.” Maybe you can tell them you don’t care for lawyers either.)

02/28/2012:
This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:
Position Title: Attorney Advisor CORE
Pay Plan:   GS
Series/Grade:  0905-13
Vacancy ID: 519372
Announcement Number: MG2011-T0333-DAV-519372-COR
Hiring Office: Administrator 000 Office of Chief Counsel
Results regarding your recent referral to the Hiring Official are as follows:
Referral Type: Non-Traditional
Appointment Type: Temporary
Specialty / Grade: 0905 – 13
Promotion Potential: 13
Locations: Washington DC Metro Area, DC
The hiring office has decided not to fill the position at this time. (You don’t say, hmmm is it because of the federal deficit or the fact that people who are the highest unemployed are people of color and that’s the bulk of your applicants. Guess you are waiting for your perfect Harvard bred, Anglo-Saxon, male applicant to fill this position.)

02/23/2012:
Thank you for your interest in USAID and the position listed above (Contract Specialist). We are writing to notify you that the team has completed the review of applicants and you were not selected for this position. USAID is a rapidly growing organization that must quickly adapt to the changing world. Consequently our hiring needs change frequently. We would like to invite you to continue to look through our open positions at USAID.GOV or http://www.avuecentral.com. There may be other positions that might match your skills. (wait I thought I could do any thing with a law degree including contracts?)
Because of the volume of resumes we receive, we find it necessary to use the on-line application to screen candidates. If you do apply for another position, please provide as much detail as possible on the application form.
We appreciate your on-going interest in USAID and wish you the best of luck… (I usually won’t go there but I’m at my brink so I give a “liar and f*** you” to the person who auto-generated this rejection letter.)

Select Rejection Letters: Fall/Winter 2011

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This is self-explanatory. The following are a sample of rejection letters emailed to me from federal agencies:

● The following are a few letters for this one vacancy:

09/29/2011: Thank you for submitting an application for the position of Attorney Advisor, vacancy announcement number ATTY-WTB-2011-0004.  Your name was referred to the selecting official for consideration; however, another applicant was selected for the position.

We appreciate your interest and hope you will continue to apply for future vacancies.

Sincerely,

Dionne Butler

BUT WHAT, WE MAY STILL HIRE YOU, OR SOMEONE ELSE…:

10/03/2011: Please disregard the Status of Application Letter, dated September, 29, 2011, for the position of the Attorney Advisor, Vacancy Announcement Number: ATTY-WTB-2011-0004.  The Selecting Official has determined an extension for considering applicants for Vacancy Announcement Number: ATTY-WTB-2011-0004.

We appreciate your interest and hope you will continue to apply for future vacancies.

Sincerely,

OK JUST KIDDING, WE WON’T HIRE YOU:

01/31/2012: Thank you for submitting an application for the position of Attorney Advisor, vacancy announcement number ATTY-WTB-2011-0004.  Your name was referred to the selecting official for consideration; however, another applicant was selected for the position.

We appreciate your interest and hope you will continue to apply for future vacancies.

Sincerely,

Dionne Butler

●11/07/2011:

united states of america

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

One LafayetteCentre

1120 20th Street, NW – Ninth Floor

Washington,DC 20036-3457

 November 7, 2011

 [NAME AND ADDRESS DELETED]

RE: Attorney Advisor GS-0905-11/12/13/14                                                                                                                                                                                           Vacancy Announcement OS-2011-03

 Dear Ms. [                         ]:

The purpose of this letter is to thank you for your interest in our Attorney Advisor position.  We appreciate your taking the time out of your busy schedule to submit an application with us.  Although, your application was forwarded to the selecting official for consideration another applicant was selected for the position.

 Again, thank you for your interest in joining the staff of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.  We wish you the best of luck in the future.

 Sincerely,

 Linda M. Beard

Linda M. Beard
Human Resources Specialist

 ● I WAS QUALIFIED FOR EACH GRADE, AND THEY LET ME KNOW I WAS REJECTED FOR EACH GRADE-FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

 08/24/2011:

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR   
BUR OF OCEAN ENERGY MGT   
DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES   
381 ELDEN STREET   
MS 2400   
HERNDON VA  20170   
August 24, 2011   
 
    This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:   

Position Title:      Attorney-Adviser (General) GS-0905-11/12/13/14   
Pay Plan/ Series/Grade:      GS-0905-11/14   
Vacancy ID:      481224   
Announcement Number:      OS-DA-11-MM481224   
Hiring Office:      Office of the Secretary   

    Results regarding your recent referral to the Hiring Official are as follows:   

    Referral Type:      Non-Traditional   
    Appointment Type:      Term   
    Specialty / Grade:      0905 – 14   
    Promotion Potential:      14   
    Locations:      1440 – Alexandria, Arlington & Falls , VA   

    You were rated among the best qualified group of candidates and your name was referred to the selecting official for further review.  However, another candidate has been selected for this position.     

    Your application will be retained as part of the official records and will not be referred to other vacancy announcements.   
    Audit Code   
    NS   
    Code Definition   
    Not Selected   
    Code Explanation   

    The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected for the position.   
    Thank you for your interest in employment with our agency.   
    PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE.  IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.   

 ●    08/24/2011:

  DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR    
  BUR OF OCEAN ENERGY MGT    
  DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES    
  381 ELDEN STREET    
  MS 2400    
  HERNDON VA  20170    
  August 24, 2011   

    This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:   

    Position Title: Attorney-Adviser (General) GS-0905-11/12/13/14   

    Pay Plan/ Series/Grade:      GS-0905-11/14   
    Vacancy ID:      481224   
    Announcement Number:      OS-DA-11-MM481224   
    Hiring Office:      Office of the Secretary   

    Results regarding your recent referral to the Hiring Official are as follows:   

    Referral Type:      Non-Traditional   

    Appointment Type:      Term   
    Specialty / Grade:      0905 – 13   
    Promotion Potential:      14   
    Locations:      1440 – Alexandria, Arlington & Falls , VA   

    You were rated among the best qualified group of candidates and your name was referred to the selecting official for further    

    review.  However, another candidate has been selected for this position.   

    Your application will be retained as part of the official records and will not be referred to other vacancy announcements.   

    Audit Code   
    NS   
    Code Definition   
    Not Selected   
    Code Explanation   

    The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected for the position.   

    Thank you for your interest in employment with our agency.   

    PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE.  IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.   

    For additional information, please refer to the vacancy announcement for this position. 

  

●08/24/2011: This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:   

    Position Title:      Attorney-Adviser (General) GS-0905-11/12/13/14   

    Pay Plan/ Series/Grade:      GS-0905-11/14   
    Vacancy ID:      481224   
    Announcement Number:      OS-DA-11-MM481224   
    Hiring Office:      Office of the Secretary   

    Results regarding your recent referral to the Hiring Official are as follows:   

    Referral Type:      Non-Traditional   
    Appointment Type:      Term   
    Specialty / Grade:      0905 – 12   
    Promotion Potential:      14   
    Locations:      1440 – Alexandria, Arlington & Falls , VA   

    You were rated among the best qualified group of candidates and your name was referred to the selecting official for further review.  However, another candidate has been selected for this position.        

    Your application will be retained as part of the official records and will not be referred to other vacancy announcements.   

    Audit Code   
    NS   
    Code Definition   
    Not Selected   
    Code Explanation   

    The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected for the position.   
    Thank you for your interest in employment with our agency.   
    PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE.  IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.  

 

●08/24/2011:

 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR   
 BUR OF OCEAN ENERGY MGT   
 DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES   
 381 ELDEN STREET   
 MS 2400   
 HERNDON VA  20170   

August 24, 2011     

    This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position below:   

    Position Title:      Attorney-Adviser (General) GS-0905-11/12/13/14   

    Pay Plan/ Series/Grade:      GS-0905-11/14   
    Vacancy ID:      481224   
    Announcement Number:      OS-DA-11-MM481224   
    Hiring Office:      Office of the Secretary   

    Results regarding your recent referral to the Hiring Official are as follows:   

    Referral Type:      Non-Traditional   
    Appointment Type:      Term   

    Specialty / Grade:      0905 – 11   
    Promotion Potential:      14   
    Locations:      1440 – Alexandria, Arlington & Falls , VA   

    You were rated among the best qualified group of candidates and your name was referred to the selecting official for further review.  However, another candidate has been selected for this position.         

    Your application will be retained as part of the official records and will not be referred to other vacancy announcements.   

    Audit Code   
    NS   
    Code Definition   
    Not Selected   
    Code Explanation   

    The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected for the position.   

    Thank you for your interest in employment with our agency.   

    PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE.  IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.   

    For additional information, please refer to the vacancy announcement for this position.   

 

Just Can’t Help It: The Rejection Letters Just Keep Flowing In

{ December 8, 2010 @ 10:10 am } · { Economy, Unemployment }
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These rejecteion letters are apparently mechanically generated. Most of them are emailed, yes emailed. Nowadays a potential employer doesn’t see fit to ‘waste’ a .44 stamp to reject you:
____
Thank you for your interest in employment with the [Federal Agency]. You were highly qualified; however, you were not selected for this position.
Audit Code
NN
Code Definition
Not Selected – Not Contacted
Code Explanation
The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected or contacted for this position.

Thank you for your interest in Federal employment. You are encouraged to visit http://www.usajobs.gov to view additional Federal employment opportunities and information. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE. IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.
____
EL You are eligible for this specialty and grade.
Special Messages
The information shown on this Notice supersedes all information you received in earlier Notices from this examining
office for this occupation. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE. IT IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.
____
We have reviewed your application and found you qualified for the position listed above. However, you were not among the most highly qualified candidates. Therefore, your name will not be referred to the hiring officals at this time.

Thank you for your interest in employment at the [Federal Agency Headquarters]. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE. IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.
_____
The selecting office has indicated that you were not selected for the position. Thank you for your interest in [Federal Agency] employment. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE. IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.
_____
We have reviewed your application and found you qualified for the position listed above. Your name has been referred to the employing agency for consideration.

Any questions concerning interviews, physical examinations or other matters should be referred directly to the agency.
Thank you for your interest in Federal employment. You are encouraged to visit http://www.usajobs.gov to view additional Federal employment opportunities and information.

PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE. IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.

More Rejection Letters Part II

{ October 18, 2010 @ 10:29 am } · { Economy, Esquire, Imagery vs. Reality, Lack of Money, law graduate, Unemployment }
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“You submitted an application for vacancy [               ]: [                    ] Specialist,[                               ]. Although we greatly appreciate your interest in this position, ultimately another candidate was selected. You may access https://www.avuedigitalservices.com/loc/applicant.html or http://www.loc.gov or http://www.avuecentral.com to find other positions which may be of interest to you, and for which you feel you are qualified.” [lack of creativity]

“Thank you for submitting an application for the Attorney position in the Office of General Counsel, [                                   ].  Your name was referred to the selecting official for consideration; however, another applicant was selected for the position.”

“This refers to the application you recently submitted to this office for the position shown below: [                ].  The agency has cancelled this vacancy.  The position is being re-announce under new vacancy announcement number [                              ].  All applicants who applied under vacancy announcement number [                              ] are encourage to re-apply.” [so they can just cancel it again]

“You recently applied for this position at the Library Of Congress. The position has been cancelled and we will not be filling it at this time. You may access https://www.avuedigitalservices.com/loc/applicant.html or http://www.loc.gov or http://www.avuecentral.com to find other positions which may be of interest to you, and for which you feel you are qualified.” [would the trillion dollar deficit have any thing to do with jobs being advertised then cancelled]

“Your application for vacancy announcement number [                                     ](GENERAL), GS-0905e-11 in [                        ] has been reviewed.  We determined that you do not meet the specialized experience requirements identified in the vacancy announcement. Therefore, we can no longer consider you for this vacancy.”

“Your application has been received for vacancy announcement number[          ]. This announcement is for a [                     ] Specialist, GS [    ]position with the [              ] Corporation.This vacancy has been cancelled and no selection was made.  The vacancy will not be re-announced at this time.” [why must you taunt me]

“We have received your submission for the position of ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY III. Based on a review of your submission, you have been placed in the highest rating category of the eligible list for this position.  As a result, you may be contacted by the hiring authority for an interview.  However, please be aware that the hiring authority is not required to interview all applicants.” [p.s.: I was never interviewed nor was any follow-up contact made]

” We have reviewed your application and found you qualified for the position listed above.  However, you were  not among the most highly qualified candidates. Therefore, your name was not referred to the selecting official.” [you are not a 55 year old male with 16+ years of experience].  A selection has been made for this position.    Thank you for your interest in Federal employment.    PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE.  IT WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY…”

The Rejection Letters Haven’t Ceased

{ May 4, 2010 @ 9:59 am } · { Economy, Law School }
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“Thank you for applying for the Assistant United States Attorney position for the ______District of __________, in our ____ Branch Office. This letter is to advise you that another highly qualified candidate was selected for this position. We appreciate your interest in this position and hope you will consider other vacancies as they occur.”

[in order for us to reject you for those too]  At this point I really do not see the purpose of applying for jobs. I know you’re supposed to, but these polite rebuffs just reinforces the belief that this system is set up to advance certain people. To continue to believe that the job market is fair or should you work hard and qualify society will be fair to you in return. It’s simply not the case. No, this isn’t the first time I discovered this, but when you were a few years younger one still possessed glimmers of hope. This hope is exterminated to the stark reality of America. The system doesn’t work–except for a few people.

One Liners from Rejection Letters: A Breakdown

{ February 13, 2010 @ 4:47 pm } · { Esquire }
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I had the idea to skim through this year’s past rejection letters from attorney positions I applied. Of course not all even acknowledged my resume or application, and of those that did I haven’t had one interview this past year. My interpretation of the “one-liners” is in black.
1) We have reviewed your application and found you qualified for the position listed above. However, you were not among the most highly qualified candidates. {The economy is bad, we can pick who we want, we can make the process so diffifult that we can hire only seasoned experts who are in their 50’s with 20 years experience and established connections}
2) The hiring official has selected another candidate for this position. {Don’t apply here again darn it, we hired someone, case closed}.
3) I regret we are not able to offer you employment at this time. {I have to put a human emotion in my verb to not make it sound as if your rejection letter isn’t a template}.
4) I regret we are not able to consider your application at this time. {Ditto}.
5) As impressive as your credentials were, we regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you the position advertised. {We are holding out on you, we know you qualified for other positions that were probably internal and we won’t dare refer you to the other agencies, lest you might actually get hired for a position you are qualified for}.
6) This is to notify you that our consideration of all applicants is completed and you were not selected for this position. {Thus, you have no reason to make a follow-up inquiry *door slam*}.
7) Unfortunately, at the present time there are no vacancies for an attorney position, but I am pleased you contacted us. { I know you are desperate for work, but we have a budget crisis and I am holding onto my position by the skin of my teeth}.
 
7b)Unfortunately, we are not able to offer you a position at this time. {See 7}
8.) Due to the large volume of applicants, we were unable to extend an interview to you at this time. {What?}
9) Please be advised that you were not selected for one of the vacancies in the ____________ Office. {Likely you applied for only one advertised position but I decided to rub salt in your wound to let you know that there was another one you qualified for–how do you like them apples?}.
10) The [hiring attorney] had several qualified and impressive candidates of which you were one…It is therefore, all the more difficult for me to inform you that the [hiring attorney] has chosen to go in a different direction. {I chose my mother’s neighbor’s daughter because I owe her a favor}.