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Topic: I Hate When This Happens
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| Jen480 | Posted – 2/3/2008 2:55:10 PM | show profile I applied for a job that I thought I was a shoe-in for, waited, heard nothing, & then a month later it was reposted! I met every qualification listed & then some, but for whatever reason, I didn't have what they're looking for. If they want someone more qualified, then whoever wrote the job ad should have written it in such a way asto reflect what they want. Idiots! So I guess I do have one question: Do you think I should reapply, saying that I've already applied, but would like to be reconsidered, or should I just take it as a hint that they didn't want me? |
| shessoeuropean | Posted – 2/3/2008 4:16:06 PM | show profile | email poster Do you have a particular HR contact at the company, or a non-intrusive way of making one? If so, send them your resume stating that you submitted your application x amount of time ago and wanted to stay on radar as you're very interested in the position. If your route of application was generic (through company website or Monster.com, etc.) just re-send, again stating your consistent interest in the cover letter. You'd be surprised how much turnover there can be among HR staff; for all you know someone quit or went on maternity leave and your resume wasn't passed along. And get positive! Stop "hating it when this happens" and MAKE it happen! No more waiting and hearing nothing -- follow up. If you want the job then chase it. Every media job I ever had (and I worked for international newspapers and publishers before I went freelance) told me they hired me because I was enthusiastic about working for them. Wear your heart on your sleeve and get that job! Good luck. |
| InsomniacNOT | Posted – 2/3/2008 5:47:21 PM | show profile Forget HR. Do some reporting. Find out if there really is a position and who the actual manager of the new employee would be. Then, get in touch with that person and explain why you would be dynamite in the job. Give concrete examples of why you are the right person for the job. Sending your CV off into a vacuum or to HR isn't what gets you hired. I once applied for work at a newspaper and the same day that HR wrote me telling me there was nothing available, a section editor called me and paid my expenses to an interview in another city. You have to get your CV in the hands of the diecision makers if you want to dramatically increase your chances of getting hired. And as the above poster said, try to stay positive and not to take it too personally. |
| Marie | Posted – 2/3/2008 10:44:32 PM | show profile Here's another thing to consider. Sometimes jobs are posted, you apply, sometimes you even interview, and then the job is pulled (a freeze, usually temporary sets in). Then the freeze is lifted, and the job is reposted. This happens at my company all the time. It's happening now. I guess some companies will go back and look at candidates who applied when the job was first posted, but usually they start all over again. So I would reapply. And even if they're reposting to broaden their search, so what if you reapply? No big deal. |
| foodlit | Posted – 2/4/2008 8:27:20 AM | show profile Definitely reapply. If you interviewed then I'd say they just didn't love you enough. But, if you sent in a resume and never heard anything, it likely just means you fell through the cracks....happens all the time, or as Marie said, job may have gone on hold and just got the green light and they reposted. HR gets TONS of resumes....send it in again and follow up with a phone call two days later. |
| nandy | Posted – 2/4/2008 2:02:23 PM | show profile Don't forget that in some compaines there are sometimes more than one position that has the same responsibilities, say an assistant editor. So maybe another job opening came up. Also consider that maybe they DID hire someone, but they've already left. Would you want to work there, then? (This really can happen...a friend just quit their new job after four days.) |
| Jen480 | Posted – 2/4/2008 7:45:08 PM | show profile Thanks, gang! I needed that kick in the pants. I'm definitely reapplying! |
| WritingEd | Posted – 2/4/2008 10:50:03 PM | show profile Could they have already had someone in mind to take the position and just wanted to post it to follow company policy about considering a certain number of people? |
| miss pr | Posted – 2/5/2008 9:25:09 PM | show profile Hiring goes on and off all the time. Especially around the beginning of the year when companies are figuring out their budgets and who they'll need to take on. It doesn't hurt to put yourself out there again. And as the others said..follow up, follow up, follow up. |
