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Why would it be that bad to apply for a certain job at large company location A and apply for the same job at large company location B (only a 10 minute drive away)? Is it because the same person may get both resumes? These are entry level positions for a college graduate.
If it's the same job, then it's no problem. Apply all day to all different companies and locations. It will be the same resume.
The problem arises when you apply for 2 different job descriptions. Like I said, it's pretty simple. They want to know that you are focused on something.
Hello, my niece just graduated from college and is seriously job hunting. She had a question about applying for multiple jobs within the same company.
Example 1-- same job title but in two different locations of the company.
Example 2-- two different jobs (she is qualified to do both) at the same location in the same company.
Her parents and I gave her our advice but we haven't job hunted in 35 to 40 years so we aren't sure that it is the correct, current advice.
Any suggestions for her or things to avoid? She was worried that they may not consider her because she might seem "desperate".
Thank you.
No, they don't care.
I turned down a job for a company, when the job out to be a lower level position.
Four months later, the company emailed me to apply for a higher paying manager's position in a different department. It's a hard to fill position due to the unique subject matter.
As long as the roles are in different departments or hiring managers, you should be fine. If it's in the same department, I wouldn't bother.
Just have her be upfront and tell any prospective employer that she is seeking employment not only elsewhere but possibly within that same company too. She can simply say that she is very serious about finding the right position and is entertaining all possibilities.
No one should be upset about that, and I would see it as aggressive and motivated, personally. It is all in how she presents it.
Don
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