It is after I got rejected a couple of times with companies who have a big name but horrible way of rejection that i thought there should be enlightenment on this area. I would like to also add that here i am not trying to pin point flaws or say all HR PRACTITIONERS ARE BAD . I am just trying to point out where we can improve
This is a compilation of all the websites i have visited in search of the right way to give a rejection and also from experience
Every candidate who submits the resume has the right to know why he was not taken for the position. As an HR i think we must avoid practicing gut feeling rejections and unprofessional ways of rejecting a candidate.
During the interviews please don't ask questions regarding
AGE
SEX
MATERIAL STATUS
CHILD CARE OPTIONS TAKEN
NO OF KIDS
RELIGION
POLITICS
RACE
PREGNANCY
DISABILITY
These are the guidelines given in any website you search
But from experience i know how some of the HR practitioners react during the interview.
Dont tell them that we are rejecting them because of they are married , preganant or plan to be pregnant.
It sounds so unprofessional during the interview when the candidate is asked why didnt you put your material status in the resume ( when most of the women have the sindoor on their forhead i think he was blind)
Dont ask the candidates about their plan for having kids, how soon, how many?
If the marital status is so important the right way to ask
What will your spouse feel regarding you taking up the job?
Do you want to be addressed Mrs or Miss?
(Personnel note i don't like to be asked the above question )
Or better still put it in the pre–employment form
What is your maiden name?
Will you be able to work form 9. 00 am to 5.00 pm from Monday to Friday ?
i just had 2 days back after the telephonic interview.
Your profile sounds good. We have many HR positions here but only thing that is holding back is that you are married. Plus you have a kid.
Oh God!! That was a right away rejection for being married. I am thinking in my mind is there not a legal law against such rejection in India. I see lot of laws in place when i search in the websites in countries abroad. If any one could tell me about the laws in India that would be great. Where is my Equal employment opportunity right?????
Now back to what i know or rather researched in web
It would be good and it would improve the companies image if the rejected candidates are told they are rejected . This does sound contrary to what i told before. But what i want to suggest it rather than letting them be in the dark its better that they know.
I think it will improve the company’s image if they let the candidate know that they were not selected because there was a candidate with better experience. Or that his or her experience was not relevant to the job that they have applied.
If there is more transparency in the selection process this issue will never occur. Candidates who are rejected for one post can be more suitable for another post.An important aspect that we HR forgets is word of mouth( Marketing term ?? yes thats right) One candidate tells the other about the company the selection process questions that were asked. If you think thats not possible just check it out, there are ample websites that give the questions asked during interview. Type in your company name and interview questions.Some even quote your word by word on a blog.
Why is that we delay in writing a rejection email, or cal and tell the right reason ( in a proper manner) to the candidate why he was rejected.
So that's it for now.. I am still researching on this so if any one finds anything or has some articles related to this do contribute
--
Thanu Maria George
From India, Kochi
1This is a compilation of all the websites i have visited in search of the right way to give a rejection and also from experience
Every candidate who submits the resume has the right to know why he was not taken for the position. As an HR i think we must avoid practicing gut feeling rejections and unprofessional ways of rejecting a candidate.
During the interviews please don't ask questions regarding
AGE
SEX
MATERIAL STATUS
CHILD CARE OPTIONS TAKEN
NO OF KIDS
RELIGION
POLITICS
RACE
PREGNANCY
DISABILITY
These are the guidelines given in any website you search
But from experience i know how some of the HR practitioners react during the interview.
Dont tell them that we are rejecting them because of they are married , preganant or plan to be pregnant.
It sounds so unprofessional during the interview when the candidate is asked why didnt you put your material status in the resume ( when most of the women have the sindoor on their forhead i think he was blind)
Dont ask the candidates about their plan for having kids, how soon, how many?
If the marital status is so important the right way to ask
What will your spouse feel regarding you taking up the job?
Do you want to be addressed Mrs or Miss?
(Personnel note i don't like to be asked the above question )
Or better still put it in the pre–employment form
What is your maiden name?
Will you be able to work form 9. 00 am to 5.00 pm from Monday to Friday ?
i just had 2 days back after the telephonic interview.
Your profile sounds good. We have many HR positions here but only thing that is holding back is that you are married. Plus you have a kid.
Oh God!! That was a right away rejection for being married. I am thinking in my mind is there not a legal law against such rejection in India. I see lot of laws in place when i search in the websites in countries abroad. If any one could tell me about the laws in India that would be great. Where is my Equal employment opportunity right?????
Now back to what i know or rather researched in web
It would be good and it would improve the companies image if the rejected candidates are told they are rejected . This does sound contrary to what i told before. But what i want to suggest it rather than letting them be in the dark its better that they know.
I think it will improve the company’s image if they let the candidate know that they were not selected because there was a candidate with better experience. Or that his or her experience was not relevant to the job that they have applied.
If there is more transparency in the selection process this issue will never occur. Candidates who are rejected for one post can be more suitable for another post.An important aspect that we HR forgets is word of mouth( Marketing term ?? yes thats right) One candidate tells the other about the company the selection process questions that were asked. If you think thats not possible just check it out, there are ample websites that give the questions asked during interview. Type in your company name and interview questions.Some even quote your word by word on a blog.
Why is that we delay in writing a rejection email, or cal and tell the right reason ( in a proper manner) to the candidate why he was rejected.
So that's it for now.. I am still researching on this so if any one finds anything or has some articles related to this do contribute
--
Thanu Maria George
From India, Kochi
I agree with your point tmg, except one. Gut feelings are a biological mechanism to avert us from getting into dangerous situations. They often kick in at an unconscious level at first and we can not verbalise them. Your unconscious can pick up a multitude of signals that your conscious mind simply does not have the bandwidth to process e.g. body language, incongruence, etc. Please see "Blink" from Malcom Gladwell, who brilliantly explains this phenomenon. I can not tell you the number of times I have made the right call based on my gut feeling with candidates and people in general. And when I did not listen to that feeling, I paid the price for it. With practice one can learn to read the body signals that lead to gut feelings. One scientist who is worth reading on this subject is Paul Eckmann. But gut feelings do not only arise from body language, it might be the results of the overall information your brain has computed about a given subject and conclusions have not been reached fully by the conscious mind yet. This is where the term "let me sleep over it" comes from in English language.
From United Kingdom, London
From United Kingdom, London
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