Post-interview rejection letter or email template

Use this post-interview candidate rejection letter sample or rejection email template to inform candidates after interviews that they didn't pass to the next round. You can customize this post-interview rejection letter sample or candidate rejection email template based on your specific needs and company culture language. In this letter, the most important thing to keep in mind is to give a brief explanation of the main reason for disqualifying candidates.

Hire with remarkable speed and efficiency
Applicant Tracking, Recruitment Marketing, Sourcing and Talent CRM software are powerful alone, but unstoppable when used together!
Request a demo

post interview rejection letter

➡️ Download The Ultimate Candidate Interview & Employee Onboarding Checklist!

How to send a post-interview rejection letter sample or rejection email template to candidates?

When rejecting a candidate for a specific job role, keep in mind that these same candidates may be a good fit for some other current or future job opening.
Building a good talent pool and being ready to find and hire quality candidates is essential for more productive and faster hiring process. In addition, this is a great way for improving your company’s reputation and Employer Brand.
In order to stay in touch and engage with your current talent pool, use this post-interview rejection letter sample or rejection email template.

How to use this template for post-interview rejection letter sample or rejection email?

Here is our post-interview rejection letter sample or candidate rejection email template. Feel free to copy this post-interview rejection letter sample or candidate rejection email template, but make sure you customize it to fit your own needs.

Post-interview rejection letter sample or rejection email template 

Dear [candidate name],
Thank you very much for investing your time and effort to interview with our team about our [role title] position at [company name].
All of us really enjoyed meeting you, learning about your skills and experiences and having a really interesting conversation.
Unfortunately, at this time, we decided to proceed with our selection process with another candidate.
It is a decision we didn't make easily because you are really a strong candidate with a wonderful personality.
We will definitely keep your resume in our talent database, and in case that we have a job opening that better fits your profile, we will make sure to get in touch with you.
If you have any further questions or need more feedback, please do not hesitate to ask. I will be more than happy to answer any of your questions.
I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors and hope we'll have a chance to meet again soon.
Regards,
[Sender Name]

Need more HR and recruiting templates like this post-interview rejection letter sample or rejection email template?

Check templates for Human Resources and templates for Recruiters.

Do you use a modern recruitment software? If not, you're missing out. See how your life can be easier. Start your free 14-day TalentLyft trial.

Start my free trial