# Reject an application and tell the candidate

> In Weplanify, rejecting an application moves it to the Rejected step; a polite message goes to the candidate only when you switch it on yourself.

- Product: Weplanify (https://weplanify.io)
- Section: Forms & requests
- Web page: https://weplanify.io/docs/formulaires.recrutement.refuser?lang=en
- Other language: https://weplanify.io/docs/formulaires.recrutement.refuser.md
- Last updated: 2026-10-13

In Weplanify, rejecting an application moves it to the **Rejected** step and cancels its planned interviews. By default, nothing is sent to the candidate: you decide, for each rejection, whether to write to them.

![The Reject the application of Babacar Diop? window with Send a polite message to the candidate switched on, the subject and message prefilled, and Reject and send the message](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/weplanify/o/docs%2Fformulaires%2Fmaj-2026-10-13%2Frec-refus-message-98569ef6.webp?alt=media&token=5c50953c-2761-4640-9d28-c47a8f737dca)

## Steps

1. Open the candidate's file and click **Reject**. Dragging their card to the Rejected step opens the same window.
2. To tell them, switch on **Send a polite message to the candidate**: the **Subject** and the **Message** are prefilled with the offer title and your company name. Change them if needed.
3. Click **Reject and send the message**, or **Reject** if sending stays off.

## Good to know

- Sending is off each time the window opens: no message leaves without your choice.
- The message is sent on behalf of the company; if the candidate replies, the answer goes to your account's e-mail address.
- A candidate who left no e-mail cannot be told: the switch is greyed out.
- The message sent shows in the **Follow-up** tab of their file ("Rejection message sent"). The people invited to their interviews get the cancellation.
- To undo a rejection, change their step. To reject several candidates: [move or reject several candidates](https://weplanify.io/docs/formulaires.recrutement.plusieurs-candidats?lang=en).

## Related guides

- [Move or reject several candidates at once](https://weplanify.io/docs/formulaires.recrutement.plusieurs-candidats?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the Select mode of the Candidates tab ticks candidates in one or several steps, so you can move them or reject them all together.
- [Recruit: job offers and candidate tracking](https://weplanify.io/docs/formulaires.recrutement?lang=en) — In Weplanify, Recruitment shows your job offers as cards: create an offer, share its link and follow every candidate from application to hiring.
- [Move candidates from step to step](https://weplanify.io/docs/formulaires.recrutement.candidats?lang=en) — In Weplanify, the Candidates tab puts each candidate in their step: search, sort, drag their card or open their file to read the application and decide.
- [Write the report of an interview](https://weplanify.io/docs/formulaires.recrutement.compte-rendu?lang=en) — In Weplanify, after an interview, record whether it was Positive, Mixed, Negative or Did not come, with a note the team reads and the candidate never sees.
- [Spot a candidate who already applied](https://weplanify.io/docs/formulaires.recrutement.deja-postule?lang=en) — In Weplanify, « Already applied » flags a candidate whose phone or e-mail is on another application, for this offer or another one of yours.