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I'm working ascurrently happily employed, but looking for a software developer and I'm really happy with my current job. However, I will need to move to in my hometown soon for personal reasons, so I have begun to apply for jobs in the area.

One company I applied to is one I've been interested in working for for a long timejob that seemed promising. But in the process ofsince applying, I've become quite disillusioned with them. There are various articles on employer review sites and in the press that claim that working conditions have deterioratedread a lot recentlyof negative reviews about work at that company. Then the applicationThe hiring process was also very anonymous and consisted of me entering my CV on their websitedid not follow standard procedures, and them sending me a curt e-mailsuch as starting with an invitation to an on-sitea phone interview (300before telling the candidate to travel 300 miles from where I live!) and no other information. I initially agreed,had to reschedule their suggested interview but I was home sick that week and couldn't come. Now I'm busy catching up at work and can't just take a vacation day in the middle ofmay not be able to make the weeknew date either, as the company I applieddue to demandsunexpected circumstances at my current workplace.

I've become quite cold about the idea of working there, but there aren't that many possible employers in my hometown, so I don't want to completely burn that bridge. I'm also still interested in doing the job that they advertised, justbut discouraged by the application process and the alleged problems with thewhat I've learned about their working conditions are very unappealing.

I think the best option at this point is to try my luck elsewhere, so, how can I back out of this application without gong straight to the rejection bin if I decide to apply again later?

I'm working as a software developer and I'm really happy with my current job. However, I will need to move to my hometown soon for personal reasons, so I have begun to apply for jobs in the area.

One company I applied to is one I've been interested in working for for a long time. But in the process of applying, I've become quite disillusioned with them. There are various articles on employer review sites and in the press that claim that working conditions have deteriorated a lot recently. Then the application process was very anonymous and consisted of me entering my CV on their website, and them sending me a curt e-mail with an invitation to an on-site interview (300 miles from where I live!) and no other information. I initially agreed, but I was home sick that week and couldn't come. Now I'm busy catching up at work and can't just take a vacation day in the middle of the week, as the company I applied to demands.

I've become quite cold about the idea of working there, but there aren't that many possible employers in my hometown, so I don't want to completely burn that bridge. I'm also still interested in doing the job that they advertised, just the application process and the alleged problems with the working conditions are very unappealing.

I think the best option at this point is to try my luck elsewhere, so, how can I back out of this application without gong straight to the rejection bin if I decide to apply again later?

I'm currently happily employed, but looking for a job in my hometown for personal reasons.

I applied to one job that seemed promising. But since applying, I've read a lot of negative reviews about work at that company. The hiring process was also very anonymous and did not follow standard procedures, such as starting with a phone interview before telling the candidate to travel 300 miles. I had to reschedule their suggested interview but may not be able to make the new date either, due to unexpected circumstances at my current workplace.

I've become quite cold about the idea of working there, but I don't want to completely burn that bridge. I'm also still interested in doing the job that they advertised, but discouraged by the application process and what I've learned about their working conditions.

I think the best option at this point is to try my luck elsewhere, so, how can I back out of this application without gong straight to the rejection bin if I decide to apply again later?

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How to gracefully back out of a job application

I'm working as a software developer and I'm really happy with my current job. However, I will need to move to my hometown soon for personal reasons, so I have begun to apply for jobs in the area.

One company I applied to is one I've been interested in working for for a long time. But in the process of applying, I've become quite disillusioned with them. There are various articles on employer review sites and in the press that claim that working conditions have deteriorated a lot recently. Then the application process was very anonymous and consisted of me entering my CV on their website, and them sending me a curt e-mail with an invitation to an on-site interview (300 miles from where I live!) and no other information. I initially agreed, but I was home sick that week and couldn't come. Now I'm busy catching up at work and can't just take a vacation day in the middle of the week, as the company I applied to demands.

I've become quite cold about the idea of working there, but there aren't that many possible employers in my hometown, so I don't want to completely burn that bridge. I'm also still interested in doing the job that they advertised, just the application process and the alleged problems with the working conditions are very unappealing.

I think the best option at this point is to try my luck elsewhere, so, how can I back out of this application without gong straight to the rejection bin if I decide to apply again later?