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Do you normally follow up with HR after sending in a resume?

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Arkitech

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Just curious if following up after the resume is a good idea or not. I've read a lot of mixed responses about it. Anyone here get their job based on following up after sending in a resume or application?
 
Arkitech said:
Just curious if following up after the resume is a good idea or not. I've read a lot of mixed responses about it. Anyone here get their job based on following up after sending in a resume or application?
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In general, I wouldn't follow up after submitting a resume. It's entirely appropriate (and encouraged by many) to do so after an interview, but obnoxious to do so before being contacted.
 
Arkitech said:
Just curious if following up after the resume is a good idea or not. I've read a lot of mixed responses about it. Anyone here get their job based on following up after sending in a resume or application?
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I called HR anonymously and asked them how many people worked in HR.....then i ordered pizza for all of HR....I was hired almost immediately!!
 
I send a resume and wait for a phone call. Sometimes it will be months before I get a call (Current job I applied for was in March and got the job and the phone call/email in June).

It has worked for me in the past. Anything more is just bothersome.
 
Not a good idea. They might be inclined to label you a nuisance and discard your application/resume entirely.

Patience is a virtue.
 
I was always told in school to follow up after a week to let them know you're still interested. Though from my experience, HR makes up the "rules" arbitrarily so what works for one employer won't work for another. Some companies like it because it shows enthusiasm, others get annoyed. It's really a craps shoot today. I think it really depends on how many applications they're getting, and how many are handling the hiring process. Calling them might be a bit much but an email doesn't hurt.
 
I don't, as I don't want to seem desperate. It is very nerve racking waiting though but just have to go with it. What I hate is often they don't even call to say you did not get it, they just leave you hanging. That's the worse.

Internal is not so bad, as they always send out a congratulations email for whoever got it, and for my company anyway, they DO call to say if you got it or not.
 
Naw, I haven't when searching for my current job. I have in the past though but I figure if I don't want to bug them, and I figure if I don't hear anything after a week or so, they shitcanned by resume and I move on.
 
Red Squirrel said:
I don't, as I don't want to seem desperate. It is very nerve racking waiting though but just have to go with it. What I hate is often they don't even call to say you did not get it, they just leave you hanging. That's the worse.

Internal is not so bad, as they always send out a congratulations email for whoever got it, and for my company anyway, they DO call to say if you got it or not.
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We receive anywhere from 200-500 applications for our non-skilled positions. Hell, there's probably more that we don't see because they get screened out by the ATS. There's no way we would be able to call every applicant to inform them they did not get the job.
 
I sometimes do but I get ignored most of the time anyway. I figured I just want to give it one last shot to bring my resume to the attention of the recruiter/hr before moving on.
 
mmntech said:
I was always told in school to follow up after a week to let them know you're still interested. Though from my experience, HR makes up the "rules" arbitrarily so what works for one employer won't work for another. Some companies like it because it shows enthusiasm, others get annoyed. It's really a craps shoot today. I think it really depends on how many applications they're getting, and how many are handling the hiring process. Calling them might be a bit much but an email doesn't hurt.
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Asking for an update two or three weeks after submitting a resume probably wouldn't hurt. If they haven't gotten back to you by then, they probably either forgot about you or they weren't interested.
 
Yes, you should always follow up.
Your assumption by not following up is that they got your resume.
Shit happens, things fall through the cracks.

Again, ALWAYS FOLLOW UP!
 
A large company? Never. Their HR department intercepts and filters every resume coming in through the HR portal, and calling HR will not get you anywhere. You need to talk to the hiring manager, and unless it's someone you know you're not going to get through to them easily.

For a publicly posted position, a company is going to get a lot of resumes. They don't want a call from every applicant.

If I was sending an unsolicited resume to a small or medium size company because I was truly interested in working there, open position or not, I might call just to supplement the cover letter explaining why I was interested in being a part of their organization.
 
PenguinPower said:
We receive anywhere from 200-500 applications for our non-skilled positions. Hell, there's probably more that we don't see because they get screened out by the ATS. There's no way we would be able to call every applicant to inform them they did not get the job.
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Maybe not for 500 applicants, but boilerplate email/letter templates makes it much easier.
 
Speaking of resumes, one time I found a resume in the shelves of walmart, for someone who was applying for walmart. Thought that was amusing. At least go bring it to the customer service dept or something like that, or find out if you can talk to the manager. Nope, just leave it randomly in the houseware section lol.
 
Red Squirrel said:
Speaking of resumes, one time I found a resume in the shelves of walmart, for someone who was applying for walmart. Thought that was amusing. At least go bring it to the customer service dept or something like that, or find out if you can talk to the manager. Nope, just leave it randomly in the houseware section lol.
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He probably tried handing it in the the customer service desk, and they laughed at him. I mean, come on... A resume for a non management job at Walmart? HA!
 
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