After you submit your resume to a job opening how long would you wait before considering that lead dead? What is a reasonable turnaround time to expect a company to contact you for an interview? I ask because I recently submitted an application to an opening that I was literally a perfect match for and I am now wondering if my resume was simply tossed out with 90% of the other applicants simply to cut down on volume. I’ve seen that done at my current firm so now I am paranoid, I think. I guess you can’t blame them when they get hundreds of apps for each opening, many of which are comically mismatched for the position.
notenoughtheta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > After you submit your resume to a job opening how > long would you wait before considering that lead > dead? What is a reasonable turnaround time to > expect a company to contact you for an interview? > > I ask because I recently submitted an application > to an opening that I was literally a perfect match > for and I am now wondering if my resume was simply > tossed out with 90% of the other applicants simply > to cut down on volume. I’ve seen that done at my > current firm so now I am paranoid, I think. I > guess you can’t blame them when they get hundreds > of apps for each opening, many of which are > comically mismatched for the position. You won’t hear anything until Jan '10. HR is now on vacations.
Lazy jerks.
Personally, I write it off after a week. If you have a direct contact, send a follow up email after a week.
I got a call after 2.5 years since I posted my resume on my current company’s website. Never write it off. You can get lucky anytime in this case.
After 2 weeks, I would say “write it off”. However, there are many exceptions where you may get calls after this. But I’d say if you’re keeping a “list”, write it off after 2 weeks or so and if you get a call after that, consider it found money.
If YOU don’t follow up with THEM, YOU are the written off job candidate. I know a lot of people in recruiting and very often recruiters will write off candidate who don’t follow-up. They assume that if they don’t call they are no longer interested and have found another job.
pupdawg82 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I got a call after 2.5 years since I posted my > resume on my current company’s website. > > Never write it off. You can get lucky anytime in > this case. So, you applied for job xyz, 2 yrs later, they called your for the same job xyz? or there was a different fit?
ws Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pupdawg82 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I got a call after 2.5 years since I posted my > > resume on my current company’s website. > > > > Never write it off. You can get lucky anytime > in > > this case. > > So, you applied for job xyz, 2 yrs later, they > called your for the same job xyz? or there was a > different fit? Don’t remember. But I guess I had the right keywords in my resume which HR used to find candidates for this job in their database.
I was contacted for an interview a good 3-4 months after submitting.
Hmm, I see… Actually finding a contact is difficult sometimes though. I guess it’s all about networking, as usual. Oh man do I hate networking though.
notenoughtheta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmm, I see… Actually finding a contact is > difficult sometimes though. I guess it’s all about > networking, as usual. Oh man do I hate networking > though. Try to go to some local CFA events, I feel pretty at ease at those venue.
I applied at the end of June and was contacted in the middle of October. Though, to be fair, since my October interview I haven’t heard anything.
At that rate you should have an offer in 2011.
In my early 20s I spent 18 months in a recruiting process for a huge NGO. When they brought the last three candidates from different countries (I was one) probably none of us wanted the job so badly anymore. I got pwned in that last stage.