Anybody Actually Got A REPLY From An Employer?

cassie55

Googlewhacker wrote: »

Not really, if they provide an email then yes they should but for an employer to get someone to reply to each and every letter it would cost hundreds of pounds which is just not worth it.

The situation here was an interview not just an application.


Last year when I was looking for work there were two occasions when I got to the third and final stage and then didn't hear back. Once I was one of two candidates and once one of three.

It would hardly have been a hardship letting me know via email, phone or a letter (especially as these were fairly senior roles).

The company I am working for now, had a delay between the 2nd and 3rd interviews but kept me informed, kept apologising for the delay and then called me the day after the third interview to offer me the position. That's the way an interviewee should be treated.

Googlewhacker

cassie55 wrote: »

The situation here was an interview not just an application.


Last year when I was looking for work there were two occasions when I got to the third and final stage and then didn't hear back. Once I was one of two candidates and once one of three.

It would hardly have been a hardship letting me know via email, phone or a letter (especially as these were fairly senior roles).

The company I am working for now, had a delay between the 2nd and 3rd interviews but kept me informed, kept apologising for the delay and then called me the day after the third interview to offer me the position. That's the way an interviewee should be treated.

Yes sorry I didn't read it properly, yes if they goto an interview they should be contacted regardless of how they do.

hcb42

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

It be a good CV but if it doesn't match the actual skills needed then no wonder you aren't getting a response.

For each job - the CV should be rewritten to match what they are looking for. You don't just apply willy nilly attaching your CV in the hope that they can pick out all your skills when shortlisting.

If you have not had a single response in 13 months there is something seriously wrong with your CV or your skills/experience v the skills/experience required in the role.

You need to critically assess this, tailor your applications to suit, with a personal covering letter/email highlighting your strengths and suitability to the role. I agree with a lot of posters, it is not humanly possible for a lot of managers to respond to every application, especially as so many applicants are WAY wide of the mark for the person specification for the role. A bit like me applying to be a brain surgeon, it aint going to happen. I see easily about 10-20 a day in my role and I am not even in recruitment and have not advertised a job!

wantsajob

helencbradshaw wrote: »

so many applicants are WAY wide of the mark for the person specification for the role. A bit like me applying to be a brain surgeon, it aint going to happen.

The person with nothing but 4 GCSE grade C's applying for a brain surgeon job is a clear example of someone unable to do the job. However, job descriptions often match the employer's whims, rather than what the job requires. A common example is a job demanding good social and communication skills, even when the job itself does not require those skills. It's a common method to discriminate against potential employees.

ska_lover

wantsajob wrote: »

Oh great, keep everyone who is negative unemployed. Let's actually give them all a reason to feel negative instead of a reason to be positive for a change.

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Actually a negative attitude will help to keep you unemployed. Employers love people who are proactive.

If I was in this situation, I would call them up a couple of weeks after being interviewed and ask for some feedback.

grumpyoldwoman41

wrong thread, blonde moment, sorry

Truegho

I always ask for feedback. But when some of them don't even give you that, then it only makes you feel ten times worse.

Furthermore, I always display a positive attitude towards these employers. Doesn't seem to cut much ice with them, though.

ska_lover wrote: »

Actually a negative attitude will help to keep you unemployed. Employers love people who are proactive.

If I was in this situation, I would call them up a couple of weeks after being interviewed and ask for some feedback.

grumpyoldwoman41

ska_lover wrote: »

Employers love people who are proactive.

Small minority - perhaps.

Majority though take people being proactive as a possible threat.

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Back to topic though.

I send off application and promptly forget about them - if they contact me that is fine, if they do not that is fine too.

But I would have a problem is someone does not contact me after an interview - that is simply wrong.

When I absolutely hate is the Rec Agencies calling and singing praises of one job or another till I agree for them to forward my CV to the employer and then never hear back from them again... very unprofessional and I have a list of those now, if they call again 9and they do) about another job .. I get much as much info from them as possible (to enable me to find that employer myself and apply directly) nd then I simply tell them I do not want to deal with them as an agency based on my previous experience with them :rotfl:

Sammyantha

Truegho wrote: »

Sorry, but it DOES make sense. Anybody who is suffering the current misery of fruitless job hunting would immediately see that!

I was being sarcastic, and having a go at all these employers who are persistently snubbing job applications from people. I am FED UP with sending my CV out every day and getting no word back at all. It is quite despicable.

Understand now??

Job hunting is not 'fruitless', there are many job hunters currently being invited to interviews and gaining new jobs. All that has changed is that the market has gotten tighter due to the downturn in the economy. To find a job in this climate you need to change your approach to seeking work, and radically improve your CV and presentation skills. You need to develop a sales side, and "sell" yourself as a viable product.. one which will work better/ save more money/ make more money/ ultimately be more economical for the employer.

You need to look outside of the box and apply for jobs you wouldn't normally go for, and use techniques you wouldn't normally use, such as going door to door, targeted drop ins, adding LinkedIn to your armoury of tools (the facebook of the business world if you didn't know).

And even when you've done all that, it can still be a waiting game. Employers do have the pick of the crop right now, but they also have more pressure to employ someone who can do everything in one go, their hands are tied in regards to taking on new staff, advertising for them, providing training etc.. the money just isn't there, and small to medium sized businesses especially are the worst affected.

Bitterness, paranoia, and a chip on the shoulder will get you nowhere.

Pick yourself up, hold your head up high, RE-CREATE yourself as an EFFECTIVE self starter, and then put one foot in front of the other till you arrive at the door of something new:D

Sammyantha

wantsajob wrote: »

As a Psychology graduate I have to agree that psychometric testing is a useful tool assuming the test is appropriate and well designed (most out there are not) - but it is nothing more than a tool.

As a fellow Psychology post graduate, I have to play devil's advocate - bloody great knowing exactly how to get around your own tests :rotfl: