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Rejection email | Candidate told 'we don't want you to work here'

Candidate told 'we don't want you to work here'

Receiving feedback from an employer or recruiter is not uncommon at points during the recruitment process. Often, feedback is requested by candidates looking to improve their interview skills, or identify holes in their CV.

Yet, one job candidate was left feeling slightly shocked after receiving a rejection email from a prospective employer that offered little constructive feedback, yet contained a rather abrupt message.

Taking to Twitter, user @Naydinsky shared a screenshot of an email that was reportedly received from an employer.

Although the candidate was complimented for her ‘informative and lovely CV’, she was told by the company that they ‘just don’t want her to work here’.

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