Well this was an art test followed by 2 interviews with the HR dept and the Lead and then a final convo about sealing the deal in 2 weeks. It's been 4-5 since then with 2 emails to HR and 1 to the lead without a response. I really liked the feel and they seemed to be really interested at the time.
Unfortunately in my experience most companies are not very organized with their submissions, even if they have a designated HR person or dept. It's too bad, but it's very rare to work with HR that is on top of their game. Best bet is to have a friend that works there, and have them recommend you. Barring that, it's ok to…
Do you think it would come off as either 1. nagging, or 2. persistent to give HR at the company a phone call. I've never really "called" a company to check on a position but I also never had a positive response that I couldn't get back in touch with.
Hey Progg, I talked to one of the hirer's over at Net Devils a while back and they said what really helps is putting key words in resumes, cover letters, etc. HR will often do a database inquiry of certain words when a position opens for people who have applied within the last 6 months. Of course it don't think it ever…
If you have a particular person you have been in contact with's phone number and they said we will call you in 2 weeks, I don't think it is in bad taste to call them after 4-5 weeks just to see if you are still being considered. I was getting looked at for a while by a particular company, and they said, " we will call you…
It's not about not keeping them. When stuff used to be sent in the mail, yeah it was tossed more often than kept. But now everything is email- or web-submitted, so it's all there. There's always a huge stack of submissions in that email folder, or in that database. And the files stay there for years, or however long IT…