Gingerblue Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 I recently emailed a resume to a company for a position that they have available. I got a response a couple of days later, stating that they will be reviewing resumes over the next week or so. Today I sent a follow up email, inquiring as to if they are still reviewing resumes. It's been about 10 days since I submitted mine. Do you think this was appropriate or did I inquire too soon? Thanks!
alphamale Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Today I sent a follow up email, inquiring as to if they are still reviewing resumes. It's been about 10 days since I submitted mine. Do you think this was appropriate or did I inquire too soon? generally they will contact you if there is any interest and usually its fairly quickly (like within a week or two). followup emails generally go un-noticed unless they intended to contact you anyways.
Author Gingerblue Posted May 19, 2010 Author Posted May 19, 2010 LOL!! They hired someone else, but mentioned that the position was located in a city 300 miles away from me anyway. Oh well..que sera and all that..
Cinnamon2000 Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 I recently emailed a resume to a company for a position that they have available. I got a response a couple of days later, stating that they will be reviewing resumes over the next week or so. Today I sent a follow up email, inquiring as to if they are still reviewing resumes. It's been about 10 days since I submitted mine. Do you think this was appropriate or did I inquire too soon? Thanks! From my own experience, the only follow up letter that's needed/useful is the thank you note after an interview. Everything else won't make a damn difference.
turnera Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Correct. If it was an online application, they never even look at your resume. It goes through a computer that sifts out the ones that don't have the correct words and word phrases. Then, MAYBE, a human will look at your resume. Always create an updated resume for a job that contains the word phrases in the job ad.
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