I believe that rejection mails are not necessary, I know many may wish to know their fate based on applications submitted but if you wait for it for a few weeks, months or specified time for recruitment has elapsed, it’s better to move on.

As a job seeker I lived by this notion and had peace of mind, today as a recruiter I practice the same with multiple hundreds of applications to my startup, sending hundreds of rejection mails doesn’t just make sense, it doesn’t feel right.

If you’re a job seeker and you’re reading this, please understand that a rejection mail doesn’t necessarily mean that you don’t qualify for that job, sometimes it could be that you’re over qualified, selection could be by prejudice (recruiter’s discretion: could be in form of gender preferences, nepotism or biased personal decision etc), but of course the rejection mail won’t reveal further motives, so never feel despondent.

Also, let me let out a secret, many recruitment decisions are made within a 5sec glance at your CV/Resume. That is why it is very critical to be succinct in highlighting your “selling points”, once a recruiter is captivated with those flash-points (could be your experience, skills, qualifications, personal statement or summary) he is bound to dig in more to satisfy his curiosity.

Just thinking out loud!

By the way if you need help with your CVs, cover letter, career advice et el, don’t hesitate to dm as I’ll be offering free career counselling for Nairalanders, we can learn a thing or two from each other.

Thanks for taking your time to explain this... it's well appreciated

Yes please, rejection mail is important... And it's best when it's sent early, not after waiting for weeks or months, pity my mental health.

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Yes please, rejection mail is important... And it's best when it's sent early, not after waiting for weeks or months, pity my mental health.