Rejection in just 6 minutes… got reply immediately after sending CV, this post is going viral

Usually, whenever people apply for a job somewhere, it takes many hearts to get a response. Some are called for interview and some are rejected, but social media But these days a post is going viral which has surprised everyone. Actually, a developer from Kolkata has posted this, in which the recruiter had written a quick and direct reply that he is rejected. The interesting thing about this is that within just a few minutes of sending the CV, the recruiter responded and rejected it. The person has called it ‘the fastest rejection ever’.

X (Twitter) user Krishnav Kanoi has shared this post on social media and started a discussion on why transparency and such clarity in hiring should not be reduced. Actually, Krishnav had sent his resume to a hiring contact at 11:47 pm and within just 6 minutes i.e. by 11:53 pm, he received a polite and short message saying ‘Hey, keep creating great things. Currently there is a search for a more experienced developer. Best of luck’.

‘Saved from unnecessary follow-up’

Usually it happens that people become a little sad after receiving the rejection message, but this was not the case with Krishnav. Instead of taking the rejection negatively, he praised the recruiter’s honesty and said that the prompt response saved him time and unnecessary follow-up. Now this post of his is going viral on social media. Many users gave the recruiter a virtual thumbs-up because he was on time and efficient and not ghosting, a common headache for job seekers.

A user has commented on the post, ‘Early rejection is actually a boon, it saves you weeks of waiting. We have to normalize this’, while many social media users also pointed out that the hiring process often involves weeks of silence, candid conversations or the sudden disappearance of the recruiter, while many even called this a rejection that every company should adopt.

See viral post

Fastest rejection ever, although saved a lot of time for me, why cant we normalize this? pic.twitter.com/0k7znuo9te

— Krishnav Kanoi (@KanoiKrishnav) November 27, 2025

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