I recently had to reject a candidate because some team members felt he wasn’t a good cultural fit. As part of our process, I need to provide feedback. How do you give constructive feedback in such situations, especially when it’s about fit and personality traits?

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You have to give feedback to the candidate as part of your company’s process?? That’s so weird. I’ve never heard of any company making it mandatory to give feedback to candidates they are not pursuing. Honestly though, I would just say, the team made the decision to pursue someone else. We will let you know if a similar role that matches your experience opens up.

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i feel like it's safest to just say another candidate was a better fit

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