Recruiting interns: interviewer side

Hi fellow monkeys,

I have been mandated with the responsible task of conducting first-round phone interviews for an intern position in my team (I'm currently an Analyst). My question is (1) how do candidates prefer receiving their rejection, in the least painful way possible, and (2) how interviewers generally give rejections for first-round (phone or email? with or without feedback?)

Thanks

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I was put in the same position as you back in the fall. I would definitely do it via email,I typically responded to the thank you email with

"We appreciate your interest in the position, but have decided to move forward with another candidate. Best of luck with your future endeavors".

If they asked for feedback after that, I would provide them with some ways to better handle questions next time

 

Thanks everyone for the contributions. As mentioned above, I decided on an email rejection, with possibility of giving feedback to those who would ask for it.

Also two points of advice: - have your motivation story straight (why banking, why this bank, why this team); you don't imagine how many good candidates, with impressive education and previous experiences cannot give a concise and structured response - send a Thank you & reiterate interest note; you will definitely stand out of the crowd. In our case, only 20% of candidates did it

 

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