I applied for a job

EdenHazard

last week on jobs.ie, just part-time, nothing fancy, anyway today i see the same job has been posted up again, but i havent even got a rejection e-mail? should i apply again

2qk4u

This happens a lot on jobs.ie, I think they are false jobs just to try fill out the site..

EdenHazard

The jobs for a main chain tho so who knows but i think your right. But would there be a problem with applying again. I was in actual contact with a member of HR and they told me they would contact me in due course but it's been like a week and now i see the job posted again

ABajaninCork

I would leave it. A week really isn't long in the scheme of things and you don't want to come across as a stalker!:D

EdenHazard

You call it stalking I call it eagerness haha, yeah i guess your right buuut the fact the same job has been posted again?

ABajaninCork

I wouldn't read too much into it TBH...

Very often, ads like this are left up for some time to get as wide a pool of candidates as possible. Another possibility is that they do indeed have candidates in mind, but are slow to take the ad down.

I would leave it for a couple of weeks as I say. If you get no response, then I would take it as an unsuccessful application.

A lot of companies do not reply to applications due to the quantity received.

EdenHazard

so basically if i wanna give myself best chance of getting it, i be best off not just applying again? thanks

dvcireland

EdenHazard wrote: »

so basically if i wanna give myself best chance of getting it, i be best off not just applying again? thanks

I would contact the person in Hr asking simply what is the status of your application. You would be amazed how forgetful some recruiters/hr managers are

EdenHazard

Really ye? I have a direct contact through e-mail but seems a bit lazy and might seem more like being a pest than being eager? I know with this company they send out a standard unsuccessful e-mail if you don't get interview which I still haven't got yet so, should i just ask when a decision will be made? Could I even e-mail from a different e-mail address, just asking when decision will be made on those who applied?

Mr. Loverman

I know quite a lot about online recruitment so I can give you some advice..

1) If the job is not from an agency you can be nearly certain it is real. (Also, not all agency jobs are fake!)
2) The job may have been automatically bumped by the Jobs.ie staff, or the company may have bumped it. Why? Because they want to get as many CVs as possible.
3) Your application may have been rejected by Jobs.ie. This is part of their value added service -- reject clearly unsuitable applications. Note the employer can log into their account and see the rejected applications if they wish.
4) One week is not a long time to wait. Most likely scenario is they want to wait to see what other CVs they will receive. Other scenarios are the hiring manager is busy, or on holidays, or sick. So be patient.
5) They may be the type of company who don't bother sending a PFO to unsuccessful applicants.

My advice to you is stop worrying. Worrying is pointless.

EdenHazard

so basically just play the waiting game?

Mr. Loverman

EdenHazard wrote: »

so basically just play the waiting game?

For now anyway.

If you don't hear anything for another two weeks you could give the company a ring...