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Address

Date

Dear

Post Title

Thank you for your application for the above position.

We looked at your background, experience and qualifications with some care but it is clear that although you have a lot to offer in certain areas of the job specification, there are other candidates whose applications match more closely what we are looking for, and so we shall not be inviting you to participate in the next stage of the process.  

I would like to express my appreciation to you for taking the time and trouble to apply, and also to wish you well for the future.  

Yours sincerely