A (redacted) email I got today:
I just wanted to get back with you to thank you for your interest in [our high school] and to inform you that we have decided to go with another candidate. I wish you the best as you continue to positively impact the lives of young people.
Amazing how an earlier, accepted job offer can mitigate such an email. It is, in short, nice to be that “another candidate” for a change.
Funny thing is, though this letter reads like I’d interviewed for the position, I’d never even spoken to the principal.