Letters - 25 November 2011
From applicant outreach to poppy preoccupations
by The Friend
25th November 2011
Applicant outreach
A current advertisement for staff at Friends House states that unsuccessful candidates will not be contacted. The reason given is ‘the high volume of applications’. I suggest that this procedure misses two opportunities:
* Firstly, a carefully worded ‘rejection’ letter could help the applicant retain confidence and self-esteem at a particularly stressful time.
* Secondly, this is an opportunity to invite the applicant to meet like-minded and supportive Friends at a local Meeting.
I hope that consideration will be given to amending the present procedure.
Tony Cutcher
