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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. The website Business Insider ran an article titled "7 Brutally Honest Job Rejection Letters." Here are two examples of how ...

Guest post by Aaron Krasner, M.D. When you talk to high school juniors, many of them have college on the brain. And that’s great because college offers the world to our children by offering knowledge, ...

When the email pinged in my inbox, I didn’t even bother to open it immediately. I already knew what it was. One glance at the subject line told me everything I needed to know. After enough time on the ...

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 ...