A company was scrutinized for how it dealt with rejection, proving that kindness is not always appreciated. This company went a step above, garnering some positive and some negative reactions. It left ...

Rejection letters will never provide happiness, but sometimes, if written with kindness, they can be helpful. At least one applicant to Duke’s graduate cognitive neuroscience admitting program felt ...

An 89-year-old rejection letter surfaced online this week that is breathtakingly brutal in how it totally dismantles any potential for the recipient to believe in his own worth. On Sunday, popular ...

Even the most successful people have to deal with rejection from time to time. Best-selling author J.K. Rowling recently tweeted that she pinned her first rejection letter to her kitchen wall because ...

Siobhan O’Dell, a 17-year-old applying to colleges across the country, recently received a rejection letter from Duke University. However, it’s her rejection of the rejection letter that is now going ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership Strategist Dan Pontefract covers leadership and culture. Like you perhaps, I have had my fair share of professional ...

Most of you have felt the sting of rejection during a job hunt. Most of you have had the occasional rejection letter or email. It’s safe to say that the most heartbreaking of these were painful ...

A recent exchange on Reddit has sparked discussion about hiring norms and the line between helpful feedback and personal critique in candidate communication. A job applicant shared details of ...