How to Respond to a REJECTION Email | Internship & Job Search Tip

No matter how disappointing it is to get rejected after applying to a job, you should always reply to a recruiter’s or hiring manager’s rejection email with a thank you note.

Many job seekers choose *not* to respond when they don’t get the job. In doing this, these applicants miss out on the chance to turn rejection into future job opportunities. Watch this video to learn why you should respond to rejection with gratitude and how this simple strategy can help your career.

0:00 Always respond to the recruiter or hiring manager with a thank you note
0:47 What I learned as a hiring manager
1:13 How to advocate for yourself to get the next job
2:42 How this strategy helped me in my own applications

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[SniffiestHalo]

You respond my kindly telling them that after careful consideration of their rejection letter and being rejected by several different corporations you’ve decided to reject their rejection letter and hope to see them in the office soon :)

[eb-ujpz]

I just read mine this morning and it ruined my morning. I however sent a thank you letter..it hurts.

[juliek.]

Hi!
Your sigh at the beginning made me want to cry: that was exactly how I was when I saw the rejection email tonight. Thank you for your empathy and definitely thank you for the advice to send a thank you note to the person who brought me the bad news. After all, he went out of his way to inform me so I could get going with my own plans.

[Bola_Films]

This is great advice to keep in mind! A rejection may seem like a set-back, but it can be used as a set up for another opportunity. In spite of receiving an offer or not, I'll be sure to employ warm thank you emails and letters throughout my job search process.

[occupationalhazard]

I love this video. Starla described the way things "should" go. I rarely get notice of rejection, and always send a thank you email when I do. I've never received a follow up after that though. I'll keep sending gracious emails, regardless.

[jonnycpardoe]

Brilliant video. So useful for people experiencing this right now. Vital to get feedback, I got several rejections which made me so much stronger. Thank you.

[StarlaSampaco]

Remember: Even if you don't get the job, you can still turn rejection into opportunity.🌟 What topics should I tackle next? Leave your suggestions and career questions down below!

[alfredoh]

Thank you so much for posting this rejection video, I needed it. Today I received the email about been rejected for a job and a company I reallly like and in another state, so difficult to to land a job in another state. I had the interview with the AVP manager on Sept 8, and waited, sent some follow up emails... VP manager responded in linkedin to one of my follow up. Not sure why took so long to decide on the candidate, anyway, I sent today to all 3 people I dealt with in the interview process a Thank you email and to each and individual email. I appreciate they took the time to interview me and get to know me. It must be hard to just try to pick a candidate from the papers and talking one time. I hope they will consider me for other positions at the company and reach back to me.

[sadysparks]

Aww! I love this! You did a great job talking us through this. :)

[ExcelTutorials]

Thanks for the tips :) Just got rejected from a job like an hour ago :(

[OlympiaSophie]

So important to learn for all of us. Thanks for the great advise.

[UniquelyAshantesCorner]

Hello and thank you for sharing this video. It definitely shares a different perspective when it comes to dealing with rejection letters. If you're able to, can you please do a video where you share a template of how this type of email should look like?

[EdenGold]

I really need to overcome my fear of rejection - but mostly in COLD CALLS. I keep being a weenie and not just making the call!

[kwsrchoudhury]

Thank you I needed this, now I need to go through hm deleted inbox

[YesToTech]

I've always wondered how to do this! Loved your advice! Thanks so much for sharing! :)

[SydneySimoneTV]

I've watched a couple of your videos over the last week and you provide GREAT information! Especially, for a new journalist like me lol. Very short and concise which makes it easy to understand and keeps my attention. Thank you for sharing your content!

[SixFigureBusinessCoaching]

It's a way of feed back and nothing personal towards us <3 Love this vid and suggestions!

[ortallevitan]

This was very helpful and super interesting too, Carla. Thank you so much for sharing it and I can’t wait for your next video 😊

[MalloryRoseCo]

This is awesome! Super helpful. Thank you so much for sharing, Starla! New sub here.

[kaiyoung]

So you think that job applicants who get rejected will stay jobless and available for anytime you have an open position and feel like hiring?

This is a very eccentric way of thinking and I cringe so hard when companies write in their copy-and-paste generic email that they'll keep your resume in their database for when they have an opening and feel like hiring you. The world doesn't revolve around the company or the hiring manager. People will eventually and very quickly succeed and their livelihood does not depend on your own timeline.

Bad advice to give people, no one has the time to respond to every copy and paste rejection email on a company that didn't see their value, they should be putting that time and energy applying to more jobs instead.