Sure, those reasons are pretty obvious. If you want to familiarize yourself with the main reasons, check out the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Q&A/F

Sure, those reasons are pretty obvious. If you want to familiarize yourself with the main reasons, check out the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Q&A/FAQ page at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html If you haven't read it, I really recommend spending a few minutes reading it. It doesn't just apply to the hiring process and there are cases for drug use, religious accommodations, acting on genetic information (really), etc. I can certainly understand why people would prefer to send a generic rejection letter rather than list reasons, any of which may or may not trigger some clause in one of the relevant laws.