That’s good news for businesses that are more inclined to promote from within

Some employers believe that time is a valuable resource and that something as simple as sending out letters letting job candidates know they did not get the job is a waste of that precious resource. However, it doesn’t take that long to write a letter and place it in the outgoing mail pile. The good will and respect this action generates is well worth the investment of time and resources that are spent in the process.

Why is sending rejection letters so important?

It lets the candidates who didn’t get the job know that you respect the time and effort they invested in applying for the job first of all. But, it does more than that. It also boosts the reputation of your business and corporate image.

However, there is an unintended benefit of investing in this practice for your business. While you may view it as a time consuming process on the front end, so is fielding countless calls from candidates who didn’t get the position and are checking on the status of their applications. Sending out one simple email can save their time and yours allowing you both to move on to positions and/or candidates that are better suited for the positions at hand.

What should you say in your rejection letters?

Rejection is something people don’t like receiving. They don’t like being the one delivering it either. There are very few people who sit around practicing kinder gentler ways to deliver the rejecting “blow”. Here are a few points you should keep in mind in order to soften the blow while building good will.

• Break the news gently
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  SAS

  Still at the top from last year is SAS in Cary, North Carolina. The company has been on the list for the last 14 years. Their benefits include: an onsite healthcare and a high quality childcare that costs only $410 a month. Car cleaning services, beauty salons and even camp for the kids in the summer. The company offers a big employee gym, too. As a business, it may pay to offer services like this. Instead of spending more on hiring and training employees, SAS put the money into developing a company people wanted to build their career at for the long term.

  Boston Consulting Group

  The Boston Consulting Group moved up from a rank of 8 last year for the number two slot. The company’s biggest draws are its higher pay than the competition and its passion for helping others. The company features a Social Impact Practice Network which allows employees the opportunity to with the UN World Food Program or Save the Children. The company has a heart

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  Fourth Quarter 2011 Job Growth

  But things are beginning to turn around for the great state of Arizona and the city of Phoenix. Things are beginning to look up and some businesses are taking deep sighs of relief while turning thoughts towards hiring new employees. In October of 2011 we began seeing real signs of improvement with unemployment dropping down to nine percent. That may not sound like much but it was one full tenth of a percent down. It’s a definite sign that things are improving for the Arizona private sector job market. In fact, private sector jobs have 91 percent of the 44,700 non-farm job gains this year in Arizona. 12,700 of these jobs were added in the month of October to account for the drop in unemployment.

  Small Business Gains in Arizona During End of 2011

  Further signs of life came when the November numbers arrived. Arizona saw an increase of 0.3 percent growth in small business jobs

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