Applications where you don't hear anything?

JamesK10

scooby088 wrote: »

I have recently applied for about 15 jobs and had 2 interviews from them and before applied for about 45 and never heard anything, but one of my recent interviews was for a job i applied for in December.

I would say just because there hasn't been any contact since applying doesn't necessarily mean your application has been disregarded.

You apply for a job and only get an interview three months later, that means the first choice didn't work out at the end of their probation - I learned, the hard way. As long as you're happy being second choice, no problem, but in the public sector, you can work your guts out and never shake off the "runner-up" tag.

After you finish an application, drop it and move on, for the interview I had yesterday I had to struggle to remember who it was out of all the apps I'd sent but I prefer that to hoping to hear word that's never going to come and getting depressed over it.

falko89

2sides2everystory wrote: »

I am deadly serious. Where I am sat right now maybe just 300 miles from you, a 16 year old has just gone to their part time job as a normal waiter/washer-up downtown not 5 miles away because that would be a bit daft wouldn't it ... not to say very not green. Their pay? £12 per hour.

Those who are regularly commuting 10-30 miles to London for less might consider heading to the airport instead. A change could be as good as a rest and it might open your eyes to a different type of employment market - one that doesn't treat you as paydirt.

You may be on to something, that's the problem with this country its a race to the bottom. £6.05 or whatever the min wage is is totally rubbish,

LadyMissA

2sides2everystory wrote: »

I am deadly serious. Where I am sat right now maybe just 300 miles from you, a 16 year old has just gone to their part time job as a normal waiter/washer-up downtown not 5 miles away because that would be a bit daft wouldn't it ... not to say very not green. Their pay? £12 per hour.

Those who are regularly commuting 10-30 miles to London for less might consider heading to the airport instead. A change could be as good as a rest and it might open your eyes to a different type of employment market - one that doesn't treat you as paydirt.

not 10-30 miles too London!!! London is over 30 miles WIDE!!!! I live in the east and its 9 to London Bridge.

Even Camden to London Bridge is 6 miles so thats just stupid what you are saying!!

LisaB85

I only hear back if I get an interview, that is the general rule, although yesterday I got a letter telling me I hadn't been short listed for interview and think I'd have rather not heard anything as getting a letter/email can get your hopes up......then you read you have been rejected.

MoneySavingUser

falko89 wrote: »

How common is this? You see a job, apply, you don't hear anything, not even a rejection letter.

I've 2 jobs I applied for back at the end of January, I didn't make the interview stage in fact I never heard anything, is this the new way they are doing it?

at least 95% of people don't bother replying - it is just rude imo

As for the difficulty of replying - this is 2012! You could set up an email address specifically for each vacancy i.e. cleanervacancy2012@mycompany.com and then just record every email address that sends in an application (could be automatically via a script) and then once you have a shortlist delete those emails from the list and send out a mass email to everyone left in the list.

Yes I know it isn't a personal reply but it is better than nothing.

Also agencies do this too - once told me they would be sending me to an interview with one of their firms, then they said the firm hadn't got back to them yet and then never contacted me again....

sammyroser

In this day and age yes it's very common,

I can understand it, hundreds of applications for each job companies don't have time to reply to everyone.

What I do find very upsetting is companies who do not contact you after an interview

scooby088

When you spend time and money attending interviews I believe it a right to get feedback and even a phonecall to say you have got the job or haven't, it's only common courtesy but rarely get either.

sammyroser

scooby088 wrote: »

When you spend time and money attending interviews I believe it a right to get feedback and even a phonecall to say you have got the job or haven't, it's only common courtesy but rarely get either.

I've had my first experience of not hearing back after an interview and I am not happy.

I'm not sure what to do now as I don't have any contact details for the company except for an email address for no specific individual.

I am just adding it up to a loss and have lost almost all respect for this company.

Loft_Boy

2sides2everystory wrote: »

It is time to make soliciting for written job applications for sifting unlawful. As usual, those in charge of such processes in the UK have learned to take all the shortcuts necessary to expend the least effort and cost on it with no thought of morality or dignity for applicants or the well-being of their workforces generally.

First no new job to anyone over 16 should pay less than £10 per hour and no less than £15 per hour if over 21. I am not joking.

Then anyone with a job to fill should either be required to fill it internally or publish a set time and location and have made all necessary arrangements to respectfully invite the first twenty in the queue who can prove a home address within a 5 mile radius to immediate interview doing the whole subjective thing properly face to face in day.

If two thousand turn up then maybe someone will have to start thinking very carefully for a change about what a proper living wage is and learn how to treat fellow humans with respect or risk having premises torn down.

Yes this would be a new way.

The old way is disgraceful. The HR and recruitment industry in the UK is a national embarassment. If you are part of it you should be ashamed.

I'm sorry but this is just insane.

No new job to anyone over 16 should pay less than £10 p/h. So how would this work if you don't mind me asking. ONe of the biggest problems we have at the momnet is that people between 16-24 aren't getting opportunities. How is telling prospective employers that they have to pay a 16 year old £10p/h going to help, that is just going to put businesses off as Small Medium Enterprises simply wouldn't be able to cope at that level.

Companies should schedule dates in advance and then invite the first 20 in the queue? How is this done exactly. Companies can't forsee things that far in advance and may have to change the first date therefore duplicating work. Why should you be offered a job interview on a first come first served basis? Surely it should be on merit not just who can send a CV the quickest?

I do work in Recruitment and have done for about 9 years, I have also been unemployed recently (5 months last year) so totally get the frustration of not hearing back on applications etc. Some companies are better than other, much the same as in any industry.

Quite honestly your ideas of a new way, are totally unfeasible

scooby088

sammyroser wrote: »

I've had my first experience of not hearing back after an interview and I am not happy.

I'm not sure what to do now as I don't have any contact details for the company except for an email address for no specific individual.

I am just adding it up to a loss and have lost almost all respect for this company.

I would use the email address you have and add subject job interview or something like that, just be polite and to the point and ask for any possible feedback. I have just had to do just that from an interview i had last week.