25 ways to sabotage your job search...

[ShyFlyer]

Don't expect that to happen. One of the first tasks I assigned to new hires was addressing the postcards that said "while your credentials are impressive, we have decided to hire someone who fits our needs more closely."

And the new hires told me that most companies didn't even do that.

Yeah, I don't (didn't) expect it, though it was a nice touch I thought. I understand why companies don't make a call like that for the reasons listed a few posts up.

As for rejection letters, my experience has been that 2% of the companies I've applied to have sent me one.