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ITT: I suck at job hunting, do you?
Jimmy the Squid:
I've been talking to one of my friends from work about job hunting. Apparently at some places she has interviewed at lately she's been told that the company she (we) work for has a really bad reputation among HR and recruitmenty people for having a really high turnover so even though she's been there for 3 years and I've been there for almost 2, it is harder for us to get interviews because as soon as they see the company name on our CVs they instantly have a low opinion of us. Damn.
Also, I've put an application through for a job on this companies website but they don't let you put your CV or anything so I've been tweaking the job history I've put through. Anyway, does it make any difference if I apply for than once? I mean I've applied with these guys for a couple of different positions over the last 8 months so at this point I'm happy to apply a couple of times if it's going to help my chances.
tania:
most retail and customer service locations will keep your resume on file for three months before they scrap it. even if some companies keep it longer, it's very likely that after a couple of months it's gonna get pushed so far down to the bottom of the pile you might as well have just shot it into space. general rule of thumb is three months.
Jimmy the Squid:
No I meant applying for the same position (for instance the most recent one was advertised on September 13th) multiple times. I've applied for different positions with this place, almost twice a month for the last 8 months.
gospel:
Today is a glorious day. The first employer in over 50 has taken the effort to notify me I did not get the position in a timely manner. The HR lady even gave me a written letter (hand addressed) to my home. It's a fantastic, remarkable thing to simply be notified. With the way HR acts lately, in general, you would think they can't be bothered. I would say a vast majority don't even make an attempt in covering their asses with a "if we don't notify you in X then you didn't get it."
I get it; people hound HR when they don't get jobs. There are a lot of people (~200 per position) applying. The thing is... you merely screen the applicants for the most fundamental requirements. The former problem could merely be solved with an anonymous, no-reply email. I'm normally not a spiteful or outwardly thrashing person, but it seems like HR is getting lazy and rude at an exponential rate as the downturn pans out. It just grinds my gears when I have 2 BAs, a handful of up-to-date certs (plus dozens of expiered ones), and a reasonable attitude that a snot-nosed communication major acts like an enormous, put-upon prick.
Lastly, to expand on the HR getting hounded thing, that's part of their job IMHO. When I have(had) to deal with moronic executives, incompetent users, and general stupidity I didn't purposefully do things to avoid them like some fearful child of their drunkard father. To me, not notifying people (even en masse via mailer) is a pussy thing to do and circumvents something implicitly part of your job.
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"While your experience and education are impressive, we would like to inform you to go fuck yourself."
Jimmy the Squid:
I on the other hand just got an email from Apple (when did I apply for them? oh yeah, two months ago) asking for the best time for them to call me to arrange an interview. Anyone worked at an Apple store before and want to tell me how good the pay/work environment is?
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