Applying for Jobs

[nikkiana]

I have to rant for a minute about the job application process. I dunno... Part of me is feeling right now that a lot of companies are just flat out rude to potential applicants.

A lot of the companies, both large and small, that DH and I have applied to have requested that you send your cover letter and resume online and have requested no phone calls. Now, I can understand the desire for not wanting any phone calls.... and to be honest, not making one to follow up makes my life a heck of a lot easier because I hate making phone calls...

HOWEVER, what I find extremely rude and frusterating is when you apply somewhere and you don't get any reply at all and you have no way of contacting the company to see if your resume has even been looked at. Is it really so hard to send out a rejection letter or even a rejection email after you've processed the resume and decided you don't want to interview this person?

My husband and I would apperciate SOME feedback, even if it was negative just so we can rule places out.... I've maybe applied to something like 20 companies, I have heard from two that were interested. One I wasn't able to answer the phone when they called and when I called them back, no one answered and I left several messages and NO ONE ever called me back so I gave up. The other I had a short email dialouge from and never heard from him again, not even to say "oh, I don't think you're what we're looking for".

Are all companies this rude? Is it asking too much for prompt replies as an applicant?

[Deidre98]

I had the same problem as you and I think it's because the companies don't want to deal out rejection. I can't tell you the number of companies I have been interviewed by only to never hear from them again. Talk about rude!!!

[Mandy]

Oh man, I had the same thing happen to me. It took me probably 2 months strait to find a job because of that!!

Right now I am an HR assistant. I know at our company, we always send out a letter to let people know when we've recieved apps. Then it can take up to 4 weeks to go through the entire hiring process, but we always send a letter either way to let the applicant know.

I hope something good comes up for you and your DH!!

[*Ashley*]

I had the exact same problem when I applied for jobs straight out of college and when I was applying for this one. I feel your pain.

[Andrea]

hunny ive had the EXACT same thing happen to me, but you gotta remember that the same job is being applied for by proly MANY MANY MANY ppl

[wendy9879]

I will feel your pain very soon. :shakefist: I'm not even dealing with looking for a new job until AFTER the wedding. For those reasons exactly!

:hugsmile2:

[Maria 05]

Nikki I ma in the exact position and I hope you get lucky soon.

[US_UKlove]

Totally know what you mean. I'm to the point recently where I'm 'over' working for someone else - and part of that is because what I care about and what I need is totally not what an employer wants and needs. They want me to support their bottom line. I'd rather support mine. :)

[Naima]

That must be really frustrating for you. Where I work, everyone's application gets processed and there's a "no way" pile, a "maybe" pile, and an "interview" pile. The maybe and the interview pile are kept even after the position is filled - a few times I know people have been employed a couple of weeks after when the position/a similar position reopened.

[Maria 05]

Also another thing is sometimes it can take a while to get called I was called for an interview weeks after I sent in my CV I actually had forgotten I had applied for the job