People Admin Reasons for Candidate Non-selection

Please enter the correlating number on your applicant spreadsheet that was sent to you by our office when your recruitment ended.  We have split these non-selection reasons up by EHRA Non-Faculty and SHRA employee type.  You can just type “selected” for your selected candidate.

EHRA Non-Faculty Reasons 

Not Interviewed, Not Selected

*Please add a “S” after the non-selection code if the applicant was screened.  Approval is not required to screen an applicant.  For questions regarding screening please refer to the Hiring Playbook.

1. Withdrew from consideration
2. Unable to Contact
3. Accepted another offer
4. Contacted but declined/no show
5. Applicant review shows lack of directly related skills and abilities
6. Application review shows sufficient skills and abilities, but less than the selected candidate
7. Applicant does not meet educational requirements
8. Application does not meet qualifications and experience posted

Interviewed, Not Selected

*these are for approved interviews (On-site, Zoom and/or Skype)

*a regrets email that is generated by the University will be sent to your candidates that were interviewed except for those that have the code #20. The candidates coded “20” will receive their autogenerated email letter once the accepted candidates first day of employment ( in the event your first choice of selected candidates decline the offer).

9. Withdrew from consideration
10. Accepted offer outside University
11. Selected for another University position
12. Applicant is unable to meet position scheduling requirements
13. Interview reveled inconsistency with application information
14. Interview revealed unacceptable communication skills
15. Unacceptable reference information
16. Unable to obtain reference information
17. Reference revealed unacceptable work history
18. Applicant demonstrated inappropriate behavior during the hiring process
19. Interview revealed lack of sufficient, directly related skills and abilities
20. Interview revealed sufficient skills and abilities, but less than the selected candidate

SHRA Non-Selection Reasons

Not Interviewed, Not Selected

*Please add a “S” after the non-selection code if the applicant was screened.  Approval is not required to screen an applicant.  For questions regarding screening please refer to the Hiring Playbook.

1. Contacted but declined interview
2. Unable to contact
3. Accepted another offer
4. Withdrew from consideration
5. Application review shows lack of directly related skills and abilities
6. Application review shows sufficient skills and abilities, but less than the selected candidate
7. Applicant does not meet posted minimum requirements
8. Applicant reviews shows applicant does not meet posted essential skills, knowledge, and abilities
9. Other (use only if none of the others apply and place a comment on spreadsheet)

Interviewed, Not Selected

*these are for approved interviews (On-site, Zoom and/or Skype)

*a regrets email that is generated by the University will be sent to your candidates that were interviewed except for those that have the code #15. The candidates coded “15” will receive their autogenerated email letter once the accepted candidates first day of employment ( in the event your first choice of selected candidates decline the offer).

11. Withdrew from consideration
12. Accepted another offer
13. Inadequate communication skills demonstrated during interview
14. Lack of sufficient, directly related skills and abilities demonstrated during interview
15. Sufficient skills and abilities demonstrated during interview, but less than the selected candidate
16. Applicant does not meet essential skill requirements
17. Unacceptable/unfavorable recommendation from reference(s)
18. Layoff priority candidate hired