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Ok, this isn't really one of those "Do they hire guys with long hair?" posts.
Basically, my situation is this.
I want a QA Tester position.
I've sent my resume to 6-8 places last week and haven't heard back from anyone.
Now, I can call them and inquire.
However, that will result in 1 of 2 things.
1) They'll get a sense that I'm interested in the position, and that's a good thing.
2) They'll get a sense that I'm desperate and it will cost me a salary that I want.
I think that it may apply a certain way to certain industries.
Personally, I think in the IT world, #2 is likely.
What do you guys think?
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And also, it used to be that, 10 yrs ago, if I sent out a resume to do tech support, I'd hear back 1-2 days later.
Now, nothing :(
Is it the industry that's different, or the market is that much worse than it was 10 yrs ago?
Don't think to far ahead - the only purpose of the resume is to get an interview - if a job offer comes, worry about salary then.
I'd call and inquire - you have nothing to lose.
Jim
The IT world took a big hit on 9-11.Also,the current slow down in the economy isn't helping.My sister just lost her QA job with American Airlines.
Arrick
A follow up call, after a period of waiting, usually is interpreted as favorable interest. And of course, cometimes, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease". Go ahead an call/
WWT
If you do call, frame the conversation, with the appropriate person as: "Did you receive my resume I sent last week?"
The HR person says, "Let me look..." The HR person then finds your resume, says, "Ah yes, here it is." It's then in his/her hands, not in a file somewhere with all those other poor devils' resumes.
You: "Oh, thanks, I wanted to make sure you got it as I wasn't sure it had arrived what with the mail system (or did you e-mail it?) and such. Thanks for checking, and I hope to hear back from you guys soon."
Alexi, good luck with getting one of the jobs. I don't think you'd be out of place to call after a week's time has passed.
Hi ATP,
I can't speak for the IT biz...but I do know it's increasingly hard to find a good paying job in the television production field. Unfortunately, this business has got to a point where you almost have to know somebody to get in. People are skiddish about making bad hires, I guess, so they rely on other people who know applicants. In other words, it's not what you know...it's WHO you know. I certainly hope that's not the case in the IT field for your sake, but that's what's going on in my field. Companies are looking for people to do an adequate job for as little pay as possible. Sad that it's come to that.
Having said that, I certainly hope that it's not that way in your field. The flip-side of that argument is that good things come to those who wait!
Best wishes in finding the best fit for you!
Brett
We are just in the early stages of a new recession in the USA. The economy is supposed to have recovered from the 911 recession, but it was a 'soft' recovery, i.e. very far short of any kind of economic boom, and now we are getting back to the wrong side of the economic cycle again.
Oddly, although I was laid off after 911, my own economic cycle hasn't followed the economy as a whole. I spent the previous 'boom' cycle stuck in a job where my wages were frozen at the same level for years, getting further and further behind rising prices, and now, touch wood, I have more work than I know what to do with and I'm making a decent amount.
I would definitely call and ask if they have received your resume. It can't hurt.
Good luck geh'in' "placed" and for the salary thatcha seek, Prof. Poet. It's the economy. The IT field or other, look at it this way; the writers' strike just ended and THAT wuzz bekawz of the El Stinko economy. Feh.
Yours for gainful employment AND longhair'd camaraderie,
Quenyan
NY
Pull a kid fresh outta school for a job, train him and pay him lower than what you'd start out as. I've seen it firsthand working for an international telecomm company and it sucks. Just persevere, bro. Keep your head up, have patience, and post your resume everywhere. If you _really_ want to work for a certain company and you have sent them your resume I would call them and ask if they at least received it and maybe a status on the position(pending, filled, still vacant, etc). I wouldn't worry too much about how it looks if you really want to work there. Chances are you'll do good there being that you _want to_ work there and you'll move up (hopefully) salary wise shortly. That's exactly what happened to me a while back. Good luck.
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