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At the end of job interviews, the staff person hiring sometimes says: "Call me next week to check-up on the position" (the hiring status). Why?
It's not like they will hire the first person to call on Monday morning. The company should call & hire the candidate they want. If I don't hear from them after a week, I assume they've selected someone else. I don't need the person rejecting me over the phone. (Just send me a form-letter rejection e-mail).
I've already jumped through hoops for them by filling out their long online application, tailoring my resume toward the position, writing a detailed cover letter, preparing for the interview, and took time out of my day to interview at their convenience. Also, I've followed-up with a thank-you note and re-expressed my interest in the position. It's like they want me to make the hiring call/rejection notice for them!
Do employers really think that someone who doesn't call back must not be interested in the position? (Even after doing all of the above)!
What you described in bold will take you several hours when you total it all up.
But you can't be bothered to make a phone call that will take at the most 5 minutes when they ask you to?
Did it ever occur to you that it could be a test to see if you follow up on things?
I can just imagine how arkward that follow up phone call would be on both sides lol
I have been on the other side and when you call, but they already decided you are not advancing they just let you go to voicemail and then send you the form rejection e-mail.
A little off topic but related. I applied for high tech sales job, the recruiter pumped me up with false hope I do the interview not a good fit. The in house recruiter never followed up as she said she would and 3 weeks later sends me a form e-mail to apply for another job. I replied you already have my resume on file and you never followed up with me? I no longer want to work for that company so I don't care
I have been on the other side and when you call, but they already decided you are not advancing they just let you go to voicemail and then send you the form rejection e-mail.
A little off topic but related. I applied for high tech sales job, the recruiter pumped me up with false hope I do the interview not a good fit. The in house recruiter never followed up as she said she would and 3 weeks later sends me a form e-mail to apply for another job. I replied you already have my resume on file and you never followed up with me? I no longer want to work for that company so I don't care
I would hope so because taking a call like that when you know the person is not being considered is just a waste time.
At the end of job interviews, the staff person hiring sometimes says: "Call me next week to check-up on the position" (the hiring status). Why?
It's not like they will hire the first person to call on Monday morning. The company should call & hire the candidate they want. If I don't hear from them after a week, I assume they've selected someone else. I don't need the person rejecting me over the phone. (Just send me a form-letter rejection e-mail).
I've already jumped through hoops for them by filling out their long online application, tailoring my resume toward the position, writing a detailed cover letter, preparing for the interview, and took time out of my day to interview at their convenience. Also, I've followed-up with a thank-you note and re-expressed my interest in the position. It's like they want me to make the hiring call/rejection notice for them!
Do employers really think that someone who doesn't call back must not be interested in the position? (Even after doing all of the above)!
Since when is the area's you made bold, considered jumping through hoops? If you want a job, you will put effort into it.
After a week has passed by since interviews, the hiring specialist and the company are ready to hire a candidate. Candidates who called back reiterating interest in the position and the company become noticeable. If you really want the job, be visible and not a pest.
But what is visible and what is a pest varies from person to person and company to company. Say person A in XYZ corp likes daily reminders but person B in the same company likes weekly and the company has no set policy while ABC corp has person C who is held by any contact is too much. You will not know how much is too much/little.
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I no longer want to work for that company so I don't care
