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Well, I was just worried that it might look like I am so desperate and I'm sitting around all day on Craigslist shooting out resumes to every single job that pops up.
Also, a few hours later the same company posted a position that would be the junior level of the one I applied to. I would be more qualified for the junior level position now that I think of it, but the first one was so vague I thought I had a chance (didn't describe requirements). Any use in applying for the second one as well or should I just let it go and see what happens?
heh no shame many of us are desperate for work... I think as long as your cover letter, and resume is focused/tailored to the job you should be alright
If you have what they're looking for, there is less chance of you being compared to someone else if you're at the top of the list. Do it. Take every advantage you can.
I agree. Ours are all done online and when I have an opening I never pay any attention to when they applied. The last two hires happen to be people that sent it it at the 11th hour on the last day but they were both far better qualified than the rest. That's the only reason I remember anything about the order,
I was keeping my fingers crossed for someone better to apply.
LOL. Been there. I handle the posting, the screening, and the 1st interviews. HATE it when I am looking at a pile of "if I have to, I will call these people" and praying that someone notices the ad before I have to present the people I have in front of me...
heh no shame many of us are desperate for work... I think as long as your cover letter, and resume is focused/tailored to the job you should be alright
I can honestly say, and I am in hiring, that until you mentioned it, it never occurred to me to think that the first applicant for any position I post was sitting around on the computer all day and doing nothing else. And I have been in a hiring role for well over 10 years, so I think you can put that one to rest.
The first thing I usually notice is if the person is even remotely qualified or if they jazzed up the cover letter to get the application to me and the actual resume is short on substance.
I also believe the sooner the better. I've actually gotten calls for interviews within 20-30 mins of applying for jobs, because I was one of the first ones in.
I actually had a VP call me from their cell phone, in their car cause they saw my resume come in. There's no harm in being quick.
Meanwhile, I had a much lower response rate from older job ads.
When I hire I need to balance a lot of factors. Education, experience, work stability, availability, potential relocation, and how each of these factors relates to every other applicant.
Meanwhile, I had a much lower response rate from older job ads.
It depends. If you are applying for a government or education job where there is a defined period (with a stated closing date) for applications, it will not really matter.
Other jobs will probably give preference to earlier applications, simply because you stop reviewing them once you have an adequate pool of candidates.
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