We regret to inform you...

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities at our company. We strive to find the right person for the right opportunity. At this time, we will not be pursuing you as a candidate for the Senior Print Designer position but we would like you to keep us in mind for future career opportunities.

I got this this morning and as lousy as rejection can be, there was something so very satisfying about this e-mail. I know it's a form letter, but I wanted to send a reply:

Thank you! Thank you for not leading me on anymore. Thank you for explicitly saying that you are not interested in me so I can let you go and move on. You don't even have to explain why, it doesn't matter. But thank you for making your lack of intentions clear. You're not like the rest of them that just disappear into the ether without a word. You have the courage to look me in the eye (sort of) and say, 'thanks, but no thanks.'

But as far as keeping you in mind for future opportunities? I don't have time to wait around for you. I have better things to do and I'm not that needy. I'm fine working for myself for a while. I'm not going to cling to the off-chance you might change your mind later on when the person you did hire doesn't work out or when you find yourself low in staff. 

I will not keep you in mind, because to tell you the truth, I really didn't want to work there anyway.

I just really want a job.