How about the fact that none of these employers even have the courtesy to contact the applicant at all? I'm not talking only about unsolicited resumes sent to H/R managers, but job applications submitted through the big websites like Dice, Monster, and Careerbuilder. Not even a "we'll keep you on file" like the old days.
I'm half-tempted to make a shame board to let applicants tally up how many unanswered candidates each company has.
I've had firms contact me to tell me they've passed me over for consideration ... for positions I've never applied for. Apparently even rejecting various pseudonyms I've generated.
Which I suppose is the flipside of your situation.
but but but.... everyone would sue the company because they didn't get the job!
At least, that's the argument I've heard from HR people as to why applicants aren't contacted back. However... whether you contact me or not, I still don't have the job, and if I'm inclined to sue, I'll do it regardless of whether you show me basic courtesy or not.
I'm talking about a basic acknowledgement that the resume was received. An email like this would suffice:
"Hello. Thanks for applying to FooCorp. We're currently processing resumes in the order they are received. If you meet our needs and we're interested, we'll be in touch within 4-6 weeks."
The fact that the job sites don't even enable this kind of tracking and behavior is, frankly, very disappointing.
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How about the fact that none of these employers even have the courtesy to contact the applicant at all? I'm not talking only about unsolicited resumes sent to H/R managers, but job applications submitted through the big websites like Dice, Monster, and Careerbuilder. Not even a "we'll keep you on file" like the old days.
I'm half-tempted to make a shame board to let applicants tally up how many unanswered candidates each company has.
I've had firms contact me to tell me they've passed me over for consideration ... for positions I've never applied for. Apparently even rejecting various pseudonyms I've generated.
Which I suppose is the flipside of your situation.
Wow, that's just bizarre. Are you sure you don't have a resume active on some random job board that's continually getting sent out?
One of me does have a publicly posted resume. I've given some thought to seriously trimming what it reveals.
Others of me have public profiles, sans resume: https://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/33WYAgFc...
but but but.... everyone would sue the company because they didn't get the job!
At least, that's the argument I've heard from HR people as to why applicants aren't contacted back. However... whether you contact me or not, I still don't have the job, and if I'm inclined to sue, I'll do it regardless of whether you show me basic courtesy or not.
You're two steps ahead of where I am.
I'm talking about a basic acknowledgement that the resume was received. An email like this would suffice:
"Hello. Thanks for applying to FooCorp. We're currently processing resumes in the order they are received. If you meet our needs and we're interested, we'll be in touch within 4-6 weeks."
The fact that the job sites don't even enable this kind of tracking and behavior is, frankly, very disappointing.