Characteristics of Rejection Letters and their Effects on Job Applicants

Written Communication Oct 1984

Characteristics of Rejection Letters and their Effects on Job Applicants

FREDRIC M. JABLIN ; KATHLEEN KRONE

Abstract

This study attempted to describe the structural and content characteristics of actual employment rejection letters (following job screening interviews). Their impact on applicants' feelings about themselves (self-concept and self-satisfaction) and about letters (perceptions of letter clarity, “personalness” and appreciative tone) are assessed. Results provide a profile of the “typical” rejection letter and indicate that while few of the letter characteristics affected applicants' feelings about themselves, a number of these attributes were related to applicants' perceptions of the letters.

Journal: Written Communication
Published: 1984-10-01
DOI: 10.1177/0741088384001004001
Topics: voice and style affect and writing

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