SAMPLE LETTER TO CANDIDATES INTERVIEWED

WHO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FOR REASON FOR NON-SELECTED

Date

Name

Address

City, State, Zip

Dear :

This is in response to your letter dated _______________ regarding the tenure-track position in the Department of _________________. In your letter, you requested specific information on the reason why you were not selected for appointment. As with any national search, the campus receives a large number of applications from highly qualified individuals, many of whom far exceed the minimum qualifications. While your file indicated that you more than met the requirements for the position, you were not as strong in __________________, or you did not show sufficient strength in the area of teaching/professional growth or service aspects of the position.

Again, thank you for your interest in the position. I would also like to repeat my wish for good fortune in all your future endeavors.

Sincerely,

_____________________, Chair

Department of ________________________