Can you apply for a job too early?

Isobel123

Hi all

Wasn't sure where to put this. I'm moving to Spain in May once I finish college. I've applied to a few pubs. Most have emailed me back saying that they don't hire the summer staff until March/April but if I forward on my cv then they'll be happy to consider the application when hiring. I've done this but now I'm wondering if I'm too early. Will my cv just get lost or if they get a lot more applications will it get stuck at the back of the pile? I'm just wondering if there's a possibility that I could have applied too early or if I should've left it a while longer.

Thanks

tudlytops

Lucky you

It depends really some places will keep the CV's some don't.

Keep a record of the places you send your CV to and just before you go to Spain contact them reminding them that you send the CV and are now available to start working.

I worked for a security company in London that every time they advertised they would get loads of CV's so it went like this.

If the envelope wasn't properly written throw it away, then if at first look the CV was messy throw it away, it the CV had more then 2 pages throw it away then if there were spelling mistakes throw it away, what ever was left after this we would read and consider.

They never kept CV's on file.

On the other hand I was looking for a job a few years back and a few companies said they would keep the CV on file and they did, because a few months later I got offers for interviews.

Best of luck

Isobel123

Thanks so much for your reply.

I'm just anxious that I won't be sorted on time and I don't want to be going there without some type of job sorted out.

It's an emailed cv with a cover letter and then the actual cv itself is two pages max. Would they be that formal about cv representation if it's just a summer job?

tudlytops

You can never be to formal or careful with your CV, it is the first impression they will get of you, it is only a summer job but you want that job and they will also be your possible references in the future so in the long run its not just a summer job.

I would not bother to place a CV in a cover like some do, it will not make any difference and it will only cost you money.

2 pages is the norm , 1st page : Personal details, and Education, 2nd page : Employment history, Hobbies and References or as many people do just write references available on request.

Like you said a cover letter is important, say a bit about yourself and why do you want the job, don't make it to long, trust me this people do not have the time.

About a month or so before you go, if you haven't hear anything back, make sure to contact them again, say you sent a CV in and are now in a position to agree on a starting date.

I think that you going about it just fine.

Best of luck.

Welease

Isobel123 wrote: »

Would they be that formal about cv representation if it's just a summer job?

Its not generally specifically about formality, it ia about cutting down the number of CV's a person needs to read if there are a lot of applications.

If you can't be bothered to write a decent CV when applying for a job, I probably don't want to deal with your lack of professionalism when I am paying you to do a job, especialy if i have 50 other applicants who have taken the time and effort.