Don't: Start a fight with employers who didn't hire you.
A tireless email exchange between a firm's attorney and her rejected young law school applicant got ugly and widely read. The legal blog Above the Law covered the exchange, which went from cringe-worthy to hostile after the employer ruthlessly explained why she didn't give him a job. His response: "It's amazing that [your company] lets women practice law. Shouldn't you be home cleaning and...
more Don't: Start a fight with employers who didn't hire you.
A tireless email exchange between a firm's attorney and her rejected young law school applicant got ugly and widely read. The legal blog Above the Law covered the exchange, which went from cringe-worthy to hostile after the employer ruthlessly explained why she didn't give him a job. His response: "It's amazing that [your company] lets women practice law. Shouldn't you be home cleaning and raising children?" Now not only did he lose the job, he might not get hired by anyone in his industry again.
Do: Let it go. A simple "Thanks for your response and best of luck" will do.
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