What is the fastest and longest response it took for you to get a call back after applying to a job online?

[FarNorthDallas]

Shortest - 30 minutes
Longest - 2 months

[jenn02674]

Originally Posted by malone7384

Also keep in mind that when you apply online, a lot of times your resume will go into a black hole. Once you have applied, pick up the phone and call the company. Tell them that you just applied online but that you want to make sure that they actually received your resume. This will make the person in HR actually pull your resume.
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I can totally understand that but I have yet to be able to get beyond either the AA (if I try to followup in person) or if I call I typically get the "i can assure you your resume is in our system" type response. I get the feeling that they won't do anything more.

Would it be more productive to mail a letter (vs email)?

[jenn02674]

Originally Posted by ihatetucson

Applying for jobs online may be convenient, but sometimes those online applications are overlooked by most if not all employers. That is why if I see a job that I am interested in, I go to their office (or print out an application online), turn in the app plus resume, then follow up at the beginning of the week. I don't know why we have to apply for jobs online if employers overlook these applications.

The problem I am running into is that these people do not want to see you in person. I've been looking for two months and i have not once been able to hand in my resume. Every single time I was asked to please submit my application and resume online and I usually get it with a little attitude as in "per the instructions in the ad"!

Perhaps it is the field? I am looking for any kind of administrative job, preferrable in the HR field.

[WestPhillyDude75]

Originally Posted by danameless

Then you probably don't need a job that badly. I'm assuming it's a job/employer you wanted to work for if you applied to them originally, so why wouldn't you talk to them even if they called you 6 months later?

I once interviewed for a position, which I ultimately did not get - but I didn't get a call to tell me I didn't get it. I never got a call-back so I assumed I was done. Three years later, I get a email from one of the managers that I originally interviewed with and he told me he was really impressed with me when we first met and he had another opportunity and asked if I was interested. I went in for a interview and they wound up offering me the job. This was my first job where I broke the 6-figure mark. So personally, if I am interested and in the market - it wouldn't matter to me how long it takes for me to get a call back.

i said that because i expect to be working 6 months from now and to get a call from an employer when a already have a job would annoy the hell out of me. It would be like they know I'm working and that's why they are calling. So of course I wouldn't be hanging up on any employer if I was still unemployed, that would mean I would be qualified for a mental institution.

[DDevil]

Shortest - 10 minute after I sent my resume.
Longest - 1 and a half years