The night filled with rejection letters

I came home today to find two rejection emails sitting in my inbox.

 

Usually I just delete them and move on, and mutter, "It wasn't meant to be." 

But the first one hurt because I stayed up late on Tuesday writing the doggone writing sample they demanded. And I sent it off at 11:30 pm, just to receive read receipt that said "The following email was deleted without being read." I just knew it was a matter of time before I receive their boilerplate rejection language. So fuming and wanting to express myself to the computer that seems to be churning out these rejection emails. I said: 

Dear Strategic Growth (DeShaw Group), Thank you for considering my resume. However, I must comment that you failed to even look at my resume or the documents that I enclosed. You deleted the email without even reading it. Inasmuch as I value your opinion and I have no hard feelings, I would have valued it more and respected your organizations hiring practices if I felt that my resume and attached documents were even read, or a more explicit reason - rather than boilerplate rejection language - was given for failing to consider me for this position. Best of luck in your unbiased job search. 

And she, within minutes, said: 

"Dear Anita, I'm terribly sorry for this impression, though I assure you that every resume is reviewed -- certainly not received and deleted. We are unable to provide specific feedback for every application, and the claim that we will keep your resume on file is a true one; we have made three hires within the past year that were resumes received and revisited at a later date. Again, I apologize, and I wish you the best of luck in your job search. 

Elisheva Glass Strategic Growth" 

And inside I am wondering why I didn't attach the NOT READ read receipt I got. 

To the second one I said: Dear Mr. Sigrist (UBSi Group): 

Please remove my data from your database. I do not wish to be considered for a position with your company at this time or in the next three years until a suitable reason - rather than boilerplate rejection language - can be given as to why I am "unsuitable" for a position with your company. The application process is a rigorous one that takes at least 30 minutes to complete. I think the least a candidate asks for after completing the application is an explanation as to what you based your hiring decision on and where you feel the candidate's qualifications would be a better fit. Boilerplate language is rather unacceptable and unprofessional. 

Thanks and good luck in your unbiased job search 

Don't it make you just want to pull your hair out. It is so disappointing that all these corporations have such reputations as being the best place to work for people with Graduate degrees and then, you get the Graduate degree and no one responds. They just fill your inbox with cookie-cutter I-am-sorry-you-didn't-go-to-Princeton rejection emails. If my name was Sally and I had gone to Harvard bet you then I wouldn't get those emails, it would be a phone call. Swine. 

Corporate America is fucked!