Is this anything? (Job rejection email translation)

LegacyUser

Dear _______





Thank you for your response to our advertisements and for making yourself available for interview on ________________


The standard of applications was very high and I regret to inform you that another candidate had qualifications and experience more closely matching the precise requirements of the position on offer.



Consequently, I am sorry to inform you that we will not be proceeding further with your application.



I will (with your approval) keep your application on file and should some suitable position arise in the near future I will revert to you at that time.



Again, thank you for your time and trouble in applying to us and attending for interview. Your interest in the position advertised is greatly appreciated and I am sorry the outcome is not more positive in this instance



I wish you every success with your career and remain



Yours sincerely


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In the interview, they told me that other jobs might be coming up that might suit me if I wasn't successful in getting this one. So bearing that in mind, does this email strike you as anything more than a generic rejection email?

Thanks!

tannytantans

I hate to say it but it pretty much sounds like a generic rejection email sent out by HR, but if they've kept your details there could still be hope!

LegacyUser

Well, it was sent by one of my interviewers, a uni lecturer. But yeah, it does sound a bit generic indeed.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

That's totally generic, I've seen many quite similar in my time
'PFO's as they're known

BattleCorp

Hi.

I don't want to rain on your parade but that sounds like a F**K OFF letter to be honest.

However, if they said to you that there might be something coming up in the future, there might be. You never know.

Keep up the fight and don't give up.

Zen65

Working girl I wish wrote: »

In the interview, they told me that other jobs might be coming up that might suit me if I wasn't successful in getting this one. So bearing that in mind, does this email strike you as anything more than a generic rejection email?

I'm afraid this could easily have been any one of the many letters I sent out this year. It's certainly not intended to mean "PFO" as some have suggested here, but it means "not this time". There's no way to select a candidate without having to send these out.

Be at peace,


Z

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Generic, but if you're on the dole and someone asks you if you've been looking for work, you can show them these. They do have a use.

I have gotten some, tbh, and then gotten a call a few weeks later from the same agency saying they had something similar, would I be interested, so don't give up hope.

LegacyUser

Thanks everyone for your much-needed blunt responses.

amdublin

Best of luck with the job hunting.

Fingers crossed for your next interview.

LegacyUser

amdublin wrote: »

Best of luck with the job hunting.

Fingers crossed for your next interview.

Thanks.

Betaketone

Working girl I wish wrote: »

In the interview, they told me that other jobs might be coming up that might suit me if I wasn't successful in getting this one. So bearing that in mind, does this email strike you as anything more than a generic rejection email?

Thanks!

Standard rejection email. PFO ect. Not to be taken personally. Head up, plenty more fish in the sea.

amdublin

Can everyone please stop referring to The Generic Rejection letter/email as PFO's. You are in Personal Issues. This is someones life you are talking about

Personally, for a generic email I think this is a very nice one. And the op should take solace in that and use it to instil confidence in their abilities for their next job interview.

LegacyUser

Betaketone wrote: »

Head up, plenty more fish in the sea.

If only that were true! I have fairly specialised experience (a science field), and that definitely restricts me. And little working experience. And I'm overqualified for more stop gap type jobs.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

There's nothing wrong with getting a 'PFO', that's just a nickname they are given, something to make them a little more lighthearted
It in no way whatsoever reflects how you did in an interview, you could have been amazing but someone equally amazing had one more months experience than you and so got the job
HR depts are very busy and they aren't going to write specific mails for each candidate so they send out the generic, commonly referred to as a PFO, just for a laugh

If they told you that there might be other jobs to suit you coming up then there is absolutely no reason in the world to doubt this. That mail was just the generic 'you didn't get this job' mail

LegacyUser

It's not a HR department, it's more localised than that, it was a job in a university, not a company.

LegacyUser

amdublin wrote: »

Personally, for a generic email I think this is a very nice one. And the op should take solace in that and use it to instil confidence in their abilities for their next job interview.

Yes, it is a very polite mail. But then, he was a very polite guy!

Alijah Round Stock wrote: »

If they told you that there might be other jobs to suit you coming up then there is absolutely no reason in the world to doubt this.

True. Won't be waiting around to be offered a job though! :pac:

Taltos

OP

your thread may be better placed on the Work and Jobs forum.
If you would like it moved please PM one of the mods on this forum, otherwise best of luck in your future job hunting.

Taltos

Silverfish

Moved from PI.

ABajaninCork

Yup -sounds like a PFO to me!

I got one with a difference though. Says feedback was very positive, and they wouldn't hesitate to contact me if a suitable position arose.

Still filed under 'B' though :cool:

LegacyUser

amdublin wrote: »

Fingers crossed for your next interview.

Sadly, there's nothing on the horizon.