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| anewstart | Posted – 9/10/2007 2:30:58 PM | show profile So I posted previously about a job at Penguin that I feel I'm very well qualified for but didn't get a call for an interview--still haven't heard from them and just discovered that they've reposted the position. In your experience, when a company reposts a position, does it generally mean there's an HR person who has dropped the ball or does it mean they didn't get the type of candidate they were looking for int he first go-round? |
| rainydaygirl | Posted – 9/13/2007 1:22:06 PM | show profile I had the same thing happen to me for Penguin. I applied for a position which I then saw was reposted. I actually emailed them asking, sort of casually mentioning that I noticed the position had been reposted because I was still waiting to hear back from them. I had previously attended an informational interview with a network contact I made which I also namedropped which I think helped get me the interview. They called back I think a week or two after I sent the second email and I was elated. I met directly with the supervisor I was to be working with so I decided to ask why the job was reposted. She alluded it was sort of that HR did drop the ball as she was seeing a couple of candidates and then all of a sudden they just stopped coming and when she inquired, they started sending her candidates again, presumably from the repost. However, I went for the interview and didn't get it. :( It was a position I really wanted so I actually kind of persisted in trying to find out why I wasn't chosen and it was simply that they had found a better candidate, one of whom was a temp already working there. So best advice, TEMP at the company you want to work at! It's a great way to get in and let them see how you work. I am disappointed for not getting this offer but luckily, I was actually ironically enough temping at another place, and my supervisor has decided to extend my position to full-time, because I'm already trained and they have a spot open. Further proof that temping does really get you into the company. |
| foodlit | Posted – 9/13/2007 2:36:51 PM | show profile Usually when a position is re-posted, it has nothing to do with hr, and is just automatically re-posted. Or, if the job hasn't been filled, the assistant will extend the posting, which will look to you as if it's been reposted, same thing. That's the case 99% of the time. I would recommend following up with a phone call. Could be that the hr person is swamped, that your resume fell through the cracks....or that she may have looked at it and didn't think you were as great as fit as you think you are! A phone call is a great chance to save the situation. If you do call, always say when you applied, so they can easily find you, and mention briefly how you are a fit. I only suggest calling though if you really are a dead on fit, with the background they are asking for. Good luck, Pam |
| anewstart | Posted – 9/17/2007 10:13:09 AM | show profile thanks much... I very much appreciate the feedback from both of you--thanks! I am a dead-on hit as far as experience goes (might even be a little "over-qualified")...unfortunately the specifically ad stresses "absolutely no calls", so I think I'm going to have to see if I can find someone who knows someone who works there to see if I can get in that way. I'm also wondering if my salary requirement turned them off...hmm... |
| Lotus665 | Posted – 9/17/2007 6:34:34 PM | show profile I agree about temping. Job hunters should realize that temping and freelancing for a company you like are one of THE best ways to find out about jobs, get interviews, and get hired --because they already know you. When I was temping and freelancing in New York, people at the offices would come up to me and say, "Hey, do you know about this opening? Feel free to apply!" I wasn't looking to go full time back then but I now realize what a valuable opportunity it is when you have made it "inside."..... So if there are any opps to temp, take them! |
| anewstart | Posted – 9/18/2007 9:49:11 PM | show profile Thanks... but temping really isn't a viable option when you've been in your industry of choice for over 10 years (and have tons of grad school debt!). Still no word from Penguin. Assuming I won't get a call..very sad! Thanks to all who responded... |
| InsomniacNOT | Posted – 9/19/2007 4:26:18 PM | show profile Do some detective work. Find out who the hiring manager is and call. The "don't call" edicts usually emanate from HR. Sure, there's a tiny chance the hiring manager will freak out because you've broken the rules, but my decades of experience in the trenches tells me that the far, far bigger risk is that your CV will never even make it onto the right person's desk. When you think a job is right for you, you must pull out all the stops. |
