I am back in the job hunt for the first time in years, and have for the first time, filled out these online resume submissions/applications.
The job I really want sent an auto-email today saying: if you're a good match, we will contact you.
For those of you who have been in this situation: how long did it take for you to hear back?
Obviously I will never hear anything from many of these, but when they actually lead to something, how long should I expect to wait?
thanks for any advice.
If you're applying for a job with the Federal government it can potentially be a LONG time. Like several months or more.
Consider This wrote:
If you're applying for a job with the Federal government it can potentially be a LONG time. Like several months or more.
thanks for the response. I am applying to private sector corporations.
I just want to manage my expectations--don't want to cluelessly hope for weeks if you normally get a response in days, and don't want to be crushed for no reason if it normally takes longer.
Also, does anyone ever do a follow-up call to these faceless institutions? Or is it a case of "if they want you, you'll know"
Did you apply through a company's website? You almost never hear back from those. They get thousands of applications for every opening and sometimes aren't even intending to hire from outside the company. My best luck online has come through sites like Careerbuilder, where you're dealing with someone who wants to staff a job ASAP.
it will vary from company to company. i do a lot of recruiting and usually skim thru resumes sent in via the web very quickly. you get 100's for openings and most are totally mismatched to the role. it's basically far to easy for people to apply for multiple jobs so they just spam their resumes out. you need to differentiate yourself.
if this is the job for you, and you are a good fit for the job i really recommend you send something directly to someone at the company. if you know the hiring manager go straight there. if you don't, see if you can find the head of recruiting, or head of HR. call their main number and ask for the name of the head of recruiting if you can't find it. then you can probably work out what their email ID is likely to be based on what the email is for other people.
send a cover letter saying that you applied for the job online but think it is such a great fit you wanted to follow up directly, and obviously attach you resume.
do not assume that they are painstakingly reviewing every resume. they will do this quickly and if you are just one of 500 web applicants you will likely be skipped.
good luck!
oldslowguy wrote:
it will vary from company to company. i do a lot of recruiting and usually skim thru resumes sent in via the web very quickly. you get 100's for openings and most are totally mismatched to the role. it's basically far to easy for people to apply for multiple jobs so they just spam their resumes out. you need to differentiate yourself.
if this is the job for you, and you are a good fit for the job i really recommend you send something directly to someone at the company. if you know the hiring manager go straight there. if you don't, see if you can find the head of recruiting, or head of HR. call their main number and ask for the name of the head of recruiting if you can't find it. then you can probably work out what their email ID is likely to be based on what the email is for other people.
send a cover letter saying that you applied for the job online but think it is such a great fit you wanted to follow up directly, and obviously attach you resume.
do not assume that they are painstakingly reviewing every resume. they will do this quickly and if you are just one of 500 web applicants you will likely be skipped.
good luck!
thanks very much for the advice! I figured that just submitting the online form was going to be pretty fruitless, or that the position has already been filled and they keep it posted for awhile.
thanks again
It varies a lot. I once got a phone call 15 minutes after submitting my resume. I've also received calls 3-4 months later for jobs I had forgotten I even applied for.
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