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Topic: Post-edit test follow-up
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| editrix | Posted – 6/4/2007 4:51:58 PM | show profile I've done countless edit tests for job in the past and usually follow-up with an email a couple weeks after handing it in. However, do you think it's worth it? I mean, if you haven't heard back from a potential employer 2-3 weeks after you've handed in the test, it's pretty likely you didn't get the job, right. Is it okay to force the issue and ask pointblank if a decision has been reached? |
| WordyBird | Posted – 6/5/2007 10:14:10 AM | show profile Were the tests part of job interviews? See, ideally, after a job interview, you'd follow up with a thank-you note. If the company just sent you preliminary test to do at home and send back, you might want to follow up about a week later, asking if they have received it. Sometimes that prods them along. You may get a "yes, we're still sorting through applicants, and we'll call you if we want you," but at least you know your test didn't end up in the ether. But if you've had an interview, taken a test, and sent a thank-you, and it has been three weeks, my guess is that it's not looking too good that you got the job. I don't suppose it would hurt to follow up, if only to gain some feedback that you could use in the future, but you'd have to be deft about it. |
| editrix | Posted – 6/5/2007 2:57:20 PM | show profile Hi. Thanks for the response. The test was given to me to take home after the intial interview. My thank you was included in the cover letter that I sent with the test. And I emailed the next day just to say I'd messengered it over so they'd know to look out for it. So, I agree, it doesn't look good. Anyone else sick of putting so much time and effort into these tests only to hear absolutely nothing? So frustrating. |
| MedScribe | Posted – 6/5/2007 3:04:33 PM | show profile Agree with you Editrix. It is really annoying and these days it seems to be happening more. To answer your question, I don't see anything to gain from forcing the issue, unless you think the "we regret to say the job went to a more suitable candidate"-style letter is going to give you the closure you need to move on. Personally I've never found anything at all illuminating about receiving those kind of letters! |
