Here's the letter I just got:

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for considering [insert business name here] as your next employer.  At this time we do not feel you would be a good match at this operation. (my bolding) We wish you the best of luck with your job search.

Sincerely,

Management

Now I may be being overly sensitive but for some reason that line about not being a good match irked me. For the most part the reject letters I get describe how it was a hard decision to choose from many qualified candidates, that I was among the finalists but in the end they decided to go with someone else. In contrast, this letter struck me as saying we don't think you are any good - we haven't hired anyone yet, but when and if we do, it won't be you because you wouldn't fit in here.

Perhaps that's not what they were saying and they just meant to say "it was a hard decision to choose from many qualified candidates, that I was among the finalists but in the end they decided to go with someone else." Well if that's the case, they should have hired me so I could have written it properly for them.