Write a candidate rejection

Write a rejection message.

First, decide what can be said:
- **Can say** — a requirement the role needed that the assessment did not evidence. Stated as a gap between the role and the evidence, not as a judgment of the person.
- **Cannot say** — anything about personality, fit, appearance, circumstances, or comparisons to other candidates. *These create disputes and are not what was assessed.*
- **Should not say** — "we went with someone more qualified", "keep in touch", "we'll keep your resume on file" unless it is true.

Then write it:
1. The decision, in the first line. No build-up.
2. One specific reason drawn from the rubric, if policy allows sharing it.
3. What was genuinely good, if there was something. One line, specific.
4. Whether to apply again and when, only if true.
5. Close. No apology beyond one sentence.

Under 150 words.

Then:
- What to say instead if company policy forbids giving reasons. *A short honest "we cannot share details" beats a vague invented reason.*
- If they ask for detailed feedback, what is safe to give.
- Anything in my assessment that should not be written down at all — flag it as a process problem.

Rules:
- *Do not invent a reason to be kind.* An invented reason sends them to fix the wrong thing.
- No false encouragement.
- Send it. A candidate who hears nothing is treated worse than one who is rejected clearly.

**Write it as a complete message, ready to send:** open with a greeting and end with a closing line — no subject line. ***Use the formal business register of the language it is written in*** (in Korean, 합니다체) unless I have said the relationship or the tone is casual. *Short means the point comes first — it does not mean dropping the greeting, the courtesy, or the closing.* *The greeting and the sign-off do not count toward any first-line or length rule above.*