Is this normal, professional- signatures?

[Liz1tummypain]

Well I'm going back to work tomorrow after 10 days holiday and just gone through some emails. I've seen this before on emails I've been copied in and mentioned it and told it's not an issue so wanted to ask other people.

We had 2 rounds of staff interviews- (for 2 posts) and when I left we'd decided who was to be said they hadn't got the job and I offered the posts to 2 people - by phone -who accepted. Now I've been copied on the " sorry but you haven't got it" letters plus the " here's you contract etc " letters. In emails to both there is a letter attached with the name of the HR person who prepared it but no signature. I think the unsuccessful candidates only get sent the letter by email. So they don't see any signed letter. Is this normal? Is that something that's come in that I hadn't noticed? It looks a bit unofficial to me.

For the successful candidates, the email says they'll get everything in hard copy by post so I imagine or like to think, that those letters went out with signatures . Not too sure though.

So is this a thing now, that letters attached to official emails routinely don't get a signature?

I wouldn’t expect an actual signature in cases like that.

@Neverseenbefore ah ok thanks, I don't want to make a big deal of it if life has moved on a bit now. That's fine,

I don’t think it matters in this case does it? It’s not a contract.

Why would you make a big deal out of it in any event?

I think signatures on typed letters are a bit daft unless a proper legal document, it doesn't mean you signed it does it just someone put an image of your signature in the right place.

No I think it's fine. To be honest these days, sending any rejection letter is good etiquette!

I suppose the signature was originally supposed to show authenticity whereas the email trail does that now as it verifies who the message is from.

@GLORIAGloriarse thanks yes, the email sender is the one taking responsibility I suppose. Cheers.