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LArney
04-22-2008, 06:39 AM
Being recently thrown back into the job market after 11 years with one company, I have found that job hunting has changed A LOT!
No more talking to the MAIN man, a handshake and you are hired! There are fax or email resumes, first phone interview, 2nd phone interview, emailed personality tests!, 1st onsite interview, 2nd onsite interview, more testing, final[if you are lucky!]interview!
With the price of gas, all of this is eating away at my job search budget! That $10-$15hr job isgoing to end up about $7.50! lol
That is why I am on the road to self employment via the virtual world!
My pet pieve though is now that I am out there on the www with my business site, I am nowtrying to do home based job searches[network, network, network!]
I found Craigs list...answered what seemed likehundreds of ads and am not getting back any response. Well a couple maybe! But far from what I considered to be fruitful response to my effort.
Does anyone else have this problem? Is the mindset of business owners today that they do not even owe the job applicant a civil...thank you but no thank you response?
I have to keep track ofthe companies I am applying to to keep from duplicating my sends.
I am curious how anyone else out there is dealing with this. Am I the only one? If I am maybe I need to rethinkmy resume and cover letters.
Thanks and good luck in your endevors!
God Bless
No more talking to the MAIN man, a handshake and you are hired! There are fax or email resumes, first phone interview, 2nd phone interview, emailed personality tests!, 1st onsite interview, 2nd onsite interview, more testing, final[if you are lucky!]interview!
With the price of gas, all of this is eating away at my job search budget! That $10-$15hr job isgoing to end up about $7.50! lol
That is why I am on the road to self employment via the virtual world!
My pet pieve though is now that I am out there on the www with my business site, I am nowtrying to do home based job searches[network, network, network!]
I found Craigs list...answered what seemed likehundreds of ads and am not getting back any response. Well a couple maybe! But far from what I considered to be fruitful response to my effort.
Does anyone else have this problem? Is the mindset of business owners today that they do not even owe the job applicant a civil...thank you but no thank you response?
I have to keep track ofthe companies I am applying to to keep from duplicating my sends.
I am curious how anyone else out there is dealing with this. Am I the only one? If I am maybe I need to rethinkmy resume and cover letters.
Thanks and good luck in your endevors!
God Bless
msmetzer
04-22-2008, 07:09 AM
LArney,
I definitely feel your pain on this one. Unfortunately, that is the way it is today, alot of employers don't give any kind of response. Craigslist seems to have a gazillion telecommute jobs, but honestly, alot of them are scams so you have to be very careful with those, but there are legit ones on there too. I don't know about others on the board, but I for one have never had much luck at hearing back from posters on Craigslist. I don't know if it is because they just get so many responses that they can't handle them all, or else they go thru the first couple they get, choose someone and hope for the best, or what it is. The only thing I can say, is to keep your head up. It does get overwhelming, but in the end, it will be worth it. You just have to stick in there and when you get to feeling a little down, take a deep breath, grab a cup of coffee, do something you enjoy for a minute, and then get right back to it after you are refreshed. Eventually you will find what you are looking for.
I definitely feel your pain on this one. Unfortunately, that is the way it is today, alot of employers don't give any kind of response. Craigslist seems to have a gazillion telecommute jobs, but honestly, alot of them are scams so you have to be very careful with those, but there are legit ones on there too. I don't know about others on the board, but I for one have never had much luck at hearing back from posters on Craigslist. I don't know if it is because they just get so many responses that they can't handle them all, or else they go thru the first couple they get, choose someone and hope for the best, or what it is. The only thing I can say, is to keep your head up. It does get overwhelming, but in the end, it will be worth it. You just have to stick in there and when you get to feeling a little down, take a deep breath, grab a cup of coffee, do something you enjoy for a minute, and then get right back to it after you are refreshed. Eventually you will find what you are looking for.
Ariz
04-22-2008, 07:19 AM
Greetings LArney,
The job market isn't what it used to be!
I've been job hunting for some time and am temping to make ends meet. Only the most "traditional" or well-knowncompanies will bother with a rejectionletter or email if you submitted an application or went on an interview. Most smaller businesses take an application, do a phone or in-person interview and that's all. Only if a company is interested in you do you hear back from them--and if you're a hot commodity, it will be a super-fast response!
I apply for jobs and send thank you letters or emails after a phone or face-to-face interview. If I haven't heard anything in a week, I contact them again for a status update. Usually by the second or third week, as long as you follow up weekly, you'll know where you stand--either moving on to the next interview or "sorry, we've chosen someone who best fits our criteria." If you have contacted a company and haven't heard anything after week three, move on.
WAHM.com is a great source for researching WAH jobs, and everyone has a wealth of knowledge in staying away from scamsbut you won't get a WAHjob overnight. Many on this site had to search for months and years--because WAH jobs have very particular criteria.
Craigslist is a great bulletin board service (as long as it isn't abused, but abuse is too common). But since there is no charge for those posting a job, you get plenty of scams andbiz-opps. Use common sense--if it's too good to be true...you know the rest. And don't pay for a job, ever!
If you can, read "What Color is Your Parachute." It's like the Bible when it comes to looking for a brick and mortar job--the advice and actions plans are excellent.
Another source is www.jobsbyfax.com (http://www.jobsbyfax.com)-- again for a brick and mortar job. You pay a modest fee, but you choose where to have your resume and cover letter faxed to. I used Jobs by Fax and had my resume faxed to over 1,000 companies in my state. These were for jobs that were advertised and unadvertised. My voicemail was going crazy with 20 messages the first week. I had great interviews and got a good job offer, but since I don't drive and there is no public transportation--I couldn't take it.
Last, get your resume and cover letter professionally revised. My resume is so much more concise, and that alone gives you a few steps up in the resume pile.
All the best to you, LArney!Edited by: Ariz
The job market isn't what it used to be!
I've been job hunting for some time and am temping to make ends meet. Only the most "traditional" or well-knowncompanies will bother with a rejectionletter or email if you submitted an application or went on an interview. Most smaller businesses take an application, do a phone or in-person interview and that's all. Only if a company is interested in you do you hear back from them--and if you're a hot commodity, it will be a super-fast response!
I apply for jobs and send thank you letters or emails after a phone or face-to-face interview. If I haven't heard anything in a week, I contact them again for a status update. Usually by the second or third week, as long as you follow up weekly, you'll know where you stand--either moving on to the next interview or "sorry, we've chosen someone who best fits our criteria." If you have contacted a company and haven't heard anything after week three, move on.
WAHM.com is a great source for researching WAH jobs, and everyone has a wealth of knowledge in staying away from scamsbut you won't get a WAHjob overnight. Many on this site had to search for months and years--because WAH jobs have very particular criteria.
Craigslist is a great bulletin board service (as long as it isn't abused, but abuse is too common). But since there is no charge for those posting a job, you get plenty of scams andbiz-opps. Use common sense--if it's too good to be true...you know the rest. And don't pay for a job, ever!
If you can, read "What Color is Your Parachute." It's like the Bible when it comes to looking for a brick and mortar job--the advice and actions plans are excellent.
Another source is www.jobsbyfax.com (http://www.jobsbyfax.com)-- again for a brick and mortar job. You pay a modest fee, but you choose where to have your resume and cover letter faxed to. I used Jobs by Fax and had my resume faxed to over 1,000 companies in my state. These were for jobs that were advertised and unadvertised. My voicemail was going crazy with 20 messages the first week. I had great interviews and got a good job offer, but since I don't drive and there is no public transportation--I couldn't take it.
Last, get your resume and cover letter professionally revised. My resume is so much more concise, and that alone gives you a few steps up in the resume pile.
All the best to you, LArney!Edited by: Ariz
Kelbell
04-22-2008, 08:00 AM
What can you do about it?? Nothing really...unfortunately. It just is the way it is. I really do believe its because employers get swamped with resumes and applications and they just can't get back to everyone, there just isn't enough time in the day. I never get a response either, but you just have to keep plugging away. I look at it like if I don't hear anything back, I just move on to the next thing. If you wait around for an answer, you'll never get one and time is being wasted. Don't take it personally at all, times have definitely changed and never hearing a response back is the norm for most wah positions.
Still Tryin 2
04-22-2008, 08:43 PM
now that I am out there on the www with my business site...
Just a little bit off topic here, is http://arneyssmallbusinessservices.financial.officelive.c om/default.aspx the business site you are talking about?
If so, you may want to think about getting a shorter domain name, as that's a very long domain name for people to be expected to remember, and it's certainly not going to be easily found in online searches.
Just something to think about as you try to grow your business. :)
Just a little bit off topic here, is http://arneyssmallbusinessservices.financial.officelive.c om/default.aspx the business site you are talking about?
If so, you may want to think about getting a shorter domain name, as that's a very long domain name for people to be expected to remember, and it's certainly not going to be easily found in online searches.
Just something to think about as you try to grow your business. :)
pcwork
04-22-2008, 10:55 PM
Send a reminder after two weeks and if you do not hear from them, move on
homebasedmgr
04-23-2008, 03:39 AM
There is not really much you can do with regards to no response to your resume. All you can do is submit, follow up and move on. Not many companies are going to contact you unless they are interested in interviewing you. Some companies get hundreds of resumes from 1 job post alone. They simply do not have the time to respond to each and every one.
