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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HR bitch here. I was just going to say what 12:42 did - for one job opening I can sometimes have 800 resumes. Sometimes we have 3 job openings at once. I am swamped, and since my position does not directly make money for the company, they want as few of me as possible and as many billers as possible.

I'm sorry you aren't being gotten back to. Please keep in mind that things slow down in the summer significantly, what with everyone taking little trips here and there. Which means the hiring process is even more drawn out than usual. [/quote]

Hey HR lady - it doesn't take THAT long to drop a standard form letter in the mail, or to send a form email (which is even EASIER, of course).  This is just an excuse for being rude and classless.  Yes the company has the power in the situation and of course they CAN behave like this, but that doesn't mean you should or that anyone should accept these lame excuses for crappy behavior.  [/quote]

Unfortunately, it would take me three or so hours a couple of times a week to send out form emails telling all applicants we're sorry but we went with another candidate. I already work a full day plus two hours each night. I have a husband and children who I would like to spend time with.  I'm sure if we hired someone ONLY to return phone calls of people following up on the resume they submitted and respond to emails, it would be close to full time. Because once you respond, people respond to your response asking for feedback on their resume, or on how their interview went. Then there would be the people noticing they were BCC'd a form rejection letter and posting here saying how rude it is and how much time does it REALLY take to just jot a few sentences to each applicant?  I am not the decision maker when it comes to hiring. Also, I can not just create a form rejection letter and send it out - that would need to be approved by our legal department, and they already rejected the idea when my predecessor brought it up.

What I have noticed is that some job searchers apply for only one job at a time, waiting to hear about one before applying for another. This is a big mistake. Apply for everything you want/qualify for, and pursue each to the fullest degree. [/quote]Hogwash!  You are full of excuses.  You could generate a simple form email where all you have to do is fill in a name and hit the send button.  It shouldn't take more than 30 seconds.

I have applied for jobs and received a sorry email and some I haven't.  You keep saying what you CAN'T do but not what you are WILLING to do.  I'm sorry but you are part of the problem and not the solution.  Too many excuses for everything.....from your family to your legal department.  So sympathy here![/quote]

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