不採用(ふさいよう)

ふさいよう
noun
rejection; not hired; not accepted
1. rejection (of an application); not being hired; not being adopted
The result of not being selected in a job application, proposal, or submission. The opposite of being accepted or hired.
残念(ざんねん)ながら不採用(ふさいよう)となりました。
Unfortunately, your application was not accepted.
三社(さんしゃ)連続(れんぞく)で不採用(ふさいよう)だった。
I was rejected by three companies in a row.
不採用(ふさいよう)の通知(つうち)を受(う)け取(と)って落(お)ち込(こ)んだが、気持(きも)ちを切(き)り替(か)えた。
I was discouraged when I received the rejection notice, but I changed my mindset.

USAGE:
Commonly encountered in job hunting (就職活動(しゅうしょくかつどう)). Rejection notifications are sometimes called 不採用(ふさいよう)通知(つうち) or, colloquially, お祈(いの)りメール ("prayer email"), because they typically include the phrase 「ご活躍(かつやく)をお祈(いの)りします」.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 不採用(ふさいよう)通知(つうち) (rejection notice)
  • 不採用(ふさいよう)になる (to be rejected)
  • 書類(しょるい)選考(せんこう)で不採用(ふさいよう) (rejected at the document screening stage)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 採用(さいよう): hiring, adoption (the opposite)
  • 不合格(ふごうかく): failure (on an exam; different context)
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