Rejection Criteria

The criterion based on which a company rejects a resume is one of the central aspects of screening and is called the REJECTION CRITERIA

Accordingly it is most imperative that the Job Posting covers this aspect in the appropriate way possible.

Some of the rejection criterion that i have seen include

1. candidate should not be more than "35years old" or candidate should have a "minimum" of 15 years of experience
2. knowledge of the local language (Tamil) is a must

3. candidate should be open to travel and job relocation

In fact i firmly believe that Rejection Criteria should not be hidden away in reams of language but should be there for all to see ...
After all it saves the time and energy of all and sundry concerned - most importantly that of the candidates who normally are unable to fathom why they were rejected ..
its funny but i am sure many of you have noticed that the rejection criteria is normally tucked away right at the bottom of a job profile almost with the intention that the candidate should not see it ....I mean is it not a lot better if the candidate gets to see that right away so that he does not spend more time on your Job Posting or inadvertently apply.

Of course a word of caution - it is important to be politically correct about the rejection criteria.-Writing "women candidates need not apply" might be far too strong ....though you might be only sincerely trying to portray the reality .
Do soften it by saying that "males are preferred" or state the reason for the statement if possible ...such as "job will be in the night shift, males preferred"
do not utter statements which clearly reflect unethical employment practices - such as "south Indians need not apply", maharastrians preferred etc...
So good luck on a great job posting....next week i am going to review some of the job postings that I have come across and look at what were the wow(!) and ugh(!) factors..