# You've Got the Job. We Regret to Inform You That You Have Not Been Selected.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Shared on LinkedIn · via r/recruitinghell

One email, both verdicts, in writing. A message doing the rounds on LinkedIn opened with “You've got the job!” and then, in the very next paragraph, took it back. Whoever the recipient was, they were at least spared the interviews.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · 731 upvotes](https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1wj7txk/youve_got_the_job_we_regret_to_inform_you_that/)*
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