You recently conducted a series of interviews for an accounting position at your law firm. You’ve decided on a candidate but need to inform the other applicants that they were not selected for the position. How can you reduce the rejected applicants’ disappointment? Check all that apply. A. Reveal specific reasons for not hiring the applicant. B. Compare the applicant to the candidate hired for the position. C. Use vague explanations. D. Use an indirect pattern.

The correct answer is letter "A": Reveal specific reasons for not hiring the applicant.

Explanation:

In job selection processes, some companies can consider important to keep the relationship with some of the applicants that were not accepted. This is to encourage them to reapply in the future when the skills the organization is looking to meet their experience.  

Then, after rejecting those applicants, it could be convenient for employers to provide those individuals detailed feedback on why there were not selected so on their next application they will improve their performance.