CV Sent - How long before you hear back?

kennyb3

Sent off a CV to a few places directly (some by e-mail some by post) that are recruiting and my qualifications match their requirements. In this case if they are likely to call, how long do you think they ll leave it. If i dont hear by Friday is my CV dead in the water?

Also would employers generally call (accountancy profession) or would they generally send a letter. been a while since i ve been in the situation

MrMatisse

They tend to reply by email. Can take up too 20 days for a reply, if they bother replying at all. Could be longer nowadays as a big batch of part qualified accountants recently hit the market.

Keano

kennyb3 wrote: »

Sent off a CV to a few places directly (some by e-mail some by post) that are recruiting and my qualifications match their requirements. In this case if they are likely to call, how long do you think they ll leave it. If i dont hear by Friday is my CV dead in the water?

Also would employers generally call (accountancy profession) or would they generally send a letter. been a while since i ve been in the situation

kennyb not to dampen your spirits but as really-stressed said you may not get any reply at all. Just keep sending them out.

MysticalRain

Usually never. You would be lucky to get any reply from an employer in the current climate. Part of it is just the sheer numbers of people applying for jobs. There could be 50-100 other people with the same skills and qualifications as you have applying for the same job. If an employer replied to every single one of them, they would spend hours of their time doing nothing else. Then there's the problem of employers having to deal with the people who take rejection personally and get quite ratty about it.

kennyb3

thanks fully aware of this, but hoping that given i applied for specific positions with specific firms, am fully qualified with appropriate relevant experience, really hoping for a positive result.

Am i totally naive in thinking that there arent hundreds of unemployed professional accountants out there with a number of years experience in practice applying for similar jobs?

Kind of wish I'd sent all applications by post now as deleting an e mail is too easy

MrMatisse

There are a lot of unemployed accountants at the minute. You see it even in the jobseeker column of the Irish Times, accountant seeks work etc. The problem at this time of year is that the ones who left to go to Australia last year on a WHV after they qualified will be returning home soon as the visas expire adding more pressure, plus there are even more part qualifieds ( cheaper) floating around and a company might go for them in the present climate unless its a senior role.

I wouldnt be really really pessimistic but it will take time and it could take a long time, simply as a firm will not be doing too much hiring at this time of year as it winds down for year end so it could be mid jan before job ads start appearing again.

Good luck though and you will find something.

Priapus

I agree with what's said above. I wouldn't expect any response. But would be grateful if I got one

kennyb3

1 interview got, so hopefully its not all doom and gloom!!

Enright

best of luck with the interview. When you havent got a job, your job should be getting one, ie get up normal time and research companies, post applications etc. Check with your friends etc if they know of any jobs

Dave!

Hear.... back... ?

Paddyontherun

kennyb3 wrote: »

1 interview got, so hopefully its not all doom and gloom!!

KennyB are you out of work at present or just looking to move. (In other words are you running full time or part trime at present.)

Euroease

An interview great news. I would also suggest that you follow up every C.V.
with a phone call to check they received it. This serves 3 purposes
1. to remind the company about you
2. It becomes more personal.
3. you will sometimes get the opportunity to discuss the vacancy and leave an impression.;)

kennyb3

Paddyontherun wrote: »

KennyB are you out of work at present or just looking to move. (In other words are you running full time or part trime at present.)

part time running, in full time employment. looking for a move for career progression purposes

3DataModem

You may never hear back.

Here are my stats for a 6-week job hunt in Oct/Nov 2009;

CVs sent = 107
Of which 75 were to job applications and 32 were speculative or to old contacts.

Responses recieved = 45 out of 75 (and about 20 out of the 32 others)

First interviews = 8

Second interviews = 5
(still waiting to hear from one over four weeks ago!)

Third interviews = 2

Job offers = 3 (including a contract)

I consider myself very lucky, but plenty of companies (and especially the f**king agencies) don't respond at all. Bear in mind that many of the jobs on jobs.ie and irishjobs.ie and monster.com don't actually exist.

My advice is to call first to see is the job open. Send your CV and covering letter, and follow up 2 weeks later if you've heard nothing. If there's nothing doing, then write it off and move on.

Keep a detailed record of who you've applied to, how much you've asked for, which agencies have your CV and who has got back to you. I used a spreadsheet, and it was very beneficial as it quickly got pretty confusing when a company or agency called.

Good luck.