Reply from an employer to a job vacancy

mattcanary

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Only if they actually want you to work for them...

They are competing against other employers for new employees.

Beartricks

To play devil's advocate, I once submitted a CV in word format and got a similar response. After some back and forth, it turned out that the version of word I was using was a more recent one, whereas they were using an old version of word that was incapable of opening my file format. After we'd figured that out, the damage was done and I think they just saw me as an annoyance.

At an old job, the HR department were using a software that was automatically sifting applications using keywords. PDFs were a format that the system should have been able to handle, but for some reason there was an error that meant the software wasn't scanning the PDFs correctly and it was just showing 'successful' applications as blank, or full of gibberish. HR were just ignoring the errors and only taking applications in other formats in to account. They had no idea that there were potentially suitable applications coming through because they had nothing to do with installing the software, they didn't know it was an error, and they didn't know anything about maintaining it.

That said, the responses on both sides were unnecessary. It doesn't seem like much effort went in to opening the file, but the response by the OP was a bit childish.

lush_walrus

mattcanary wrote: »

Why is it always the applicant/employee that has to rollover for the employer's benefit.
Would you all be happy to roll-over like a soft labrador and display such obvious signs of weakness in front of your other half?

They don't, but then they won't be the one who gets the job. What has a personal relationship got to do with a professional one.

xapprenticex

Malthusian wrote: »

You exhume correctally.

Shesh, cant we be seriuos for once? 60% of the people here are just silly, for once im glad to be part of the remaining 30%.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

mattcanary wrote: »

They should also be creating the impression of being a good company to work for.

If they have had 120 applications, 50 of which look perfectly suitable, they probably don't care very much about that at this stage. Somebody took time to email the applicant and point something out that could have been useful to them. Complaining that it wasn't polite enough or that they didn't bother to spellcheck is missing the point a bit.

Takeaway_Addict

mattcanary wrote: »

They are competing against other employers for new employees.

Buyers market very much so currently...so not an issue

elsien

bairn7 wrote: »

I would be inclined to resend your CV if you are still looking for work. Wouldn't do any harm and a bit of banter has made you stand out (for good or bad) so I suspect that at the least your CV will be looked at.

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Banter is what you use with your mates down the pub. (Or more often as an excuse to have a dig then hold up your hands and say only joking). Not something for job applications.

[Deleted User]

CCFC_80 wrote: »

If that was the case why did their email deliberately contain spelling errors? Did they want me to point that out to them when I submitted my CV after they ridiculed my application.

You never know. What's the world coming to.

Kind of reminds me of this email bother, that happened not so long ago so you are far from alone:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/tonbridge/news/graduate-labelled-odd-ball-and-125614/


:cool:

mattcanary

lush_walrus wrote: »

They don't, but then they won't be the one who gets the job. What has a personal relationship got to do with a professional one.

It's about how you choose to live your life- with self-respect.
Whether that is at work or at home.

mattcanary

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

If they have had 120 applications, 50 of which look perfectly suitable, they probably don't care very much about that at this stage. Somebody took time to email the applicant and point something out that could have been useful to them. Complaining that it wasn't polite enough or that they didn't bother to spellcheck is missing the point a bit.

It's absolutely not missing the point.

You shouldn;t just behave well when there is something in it for you!