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skwinty

Hi Guys,

Have been applying for numerous jobs over the last couple of weeks and haven't heard anything back from any of them! Is this happening to anyone else?

I know we're in tough times and people may not have time to reply to all the applications, but even a short email to say yay or nay wouldn't go astray.

Random_Fate

skwinty wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Have been applying for numerous jobs over the last couple of weeks and haven't heard anything back from any of them! Is this happening to anyone else?

I know we're in tough times and people may not have time to reply to all the applications, but even a short email to say yay or nay wouldn't go astray.

As someone who has spent just over a year doing it, I would say to get used to it. I have pumped hundreds and hundreds of emails and letters into a black hole. And yes, apparently it is too much hassle to send a group PFO email to applicants. It's an employer's market and this seems to be standard treatment nowadays.

dan_d

Yes.

I've moaned here repeatedly with regards to this. Apparently anything resembling professionalism and manners has gone out the window, coz "we're in a recession, y'know".

It's infuriating.

nellyshark

100% agreed.

I have applied for quite a number of jobs in Australia too, you get confirmation that your application has been received and a PFO email afterwards too.

Id be happy with a PFO from an Irish company, just wont happen. Its not even that hard to setup an auto responder to jobs@url.ie for example

Im sick of it

Jarren

Random_Fate wrote: »

As someone who has spent just over a year doing it, I would say to get used to it. I have pumped hundreds and hundreds of emails and letters into a black hole. And yes, apparently it is too much hassle to send a group PFO email to applicants. It's an employer's market and this seems to be standard treatment nowadays.

+1

very same here Im afraid:(.Usually I'd be sending between 10-20 cvs per day.
some employers will send me automatic reply that ;your cv has been received and usual BS but there will be only a very few who would call me for an interview.The only thing I can do is to keep sending my cv them anyway in hope that it will maximize my chances of getting a lucky break:)

pirateireland

Yes from my experience I don't get any replies.

I get better response from agencies in the UK and mainland Europe, or Canada.

I would advise aswell as getting their email, get their phone number and a name if possible and ring them a few days later, and then every week or so after.

I have been told by many people that calls work in the end.

Today I got through to an employer and he told me that for a semi skilled position driving a forklift he had 300 applications. So, they get hundreds and probably thousands of CVs in the door.

Personally I'm trying to emigrate.

Good luck to you.