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June 11, 2004
The Quickest Rejection Letter Ever
It took me about an hour and a half to apply for a job today. I finely tuned my resume to suit the specific job description, I deliberated for half an hour on the precise wording of my cover letter, I filled out the stoopid application form and really made a go of it. I clicked the "Submit" button at 4:02pm today.
And immediately received the following in my inbox:
To: Matthew Magain
Cc:
Subject: Your Job Application
Sent: Fri 11/06/2004 4:02PM
We have received your job application for Web Designer and thank you for your interest in this opportunity.
Your details have been assessed and unfortunately your application does not meet our position requirements.
We thank you for forwarding your details and wish you all the best in your job hunt.
Best regards
(Company Name Removed)
Man, replying within the same minute. That is QUICK! That's the way to do it, I say. Don't string me along for days, or ever. Just shoot me down in flames on the spot so I can pick myself up, dust the soot off and move on.
Still, I did spend sooooo long on that cover letter. I wish that the computer that filtered my application to the "Rejected" pile with lightning-quick decision could have dictated it to its boss just once...
Posted by mattymcg at June 11, 2004 04:11 PMThere's a good cartoon! isn't it ironic that applying for a computer job that your application gets processed through a computer and the boss doesn't even read it! SO impersonal it makes you feel like a machine part number! Keep hunting cuz, you'll get there.
Posted by: Nick at June 11, 2004 09:10 PMSounds like a good reason to launch a DDoS, Matt.
Posted by: Hammy at June 11, 2004 09:45 PMErrr, DDoS? Deliberate Denial of Service? Dastardly Deletion of Space? Dickhead Didn't offer Superannuation? What is that acronym?
Posted by: mattymcg at June 11, 2004 09:56 PMDistributed Denial of Service
Posted by: Hammy at June 11, 2004 10:18 PMHmm, I have a feeling the skills required for one of them doesn't fall under the role of "web designer" or even "web developer".
But now that you mention it, maybe I should try and get some "web destroyer" skills under my belt...
Posted by: mattymcg at June 13, 2004 11:10 PM