surprise email

the hiring manager replied my email today and i was surprised by what she wrote...

she replied very openly that she had not employed anyone. rather, she had decided to put the position on hold in view of recent developments in the office and that she didn't want to hold candidate up in case there are any opportunities that come by for them. then she added that i interviewed well and that I was a very strong candidate and that if possible, she would like to retain my cv so that she could contact me (through the headhunter) when there are future opportunities.

hmmm... such a surprise for me. and of cos, i replied, thanked her and told her that the honour was really mine for her to retain my cv for future considerations. all things being equal, even if this was a job rejection, it was done so smoothly and nicely. but of cos, in this case, it wasn't a rejection per se. 

:-)