A common error being made by many job seekers at the moment is not keeping track of where their CV has been sent and what jobs they have applied for. It is really important that you do so – firstly, so you can check it actually got to where it was supposed to (could have got lost in the post, stuck in a spam filter etc); secondly to stop you reapplying for the same position lots of times (that makes you look really unprofessional and disorganised) and thirdly, so you can follow it up for feedback.
Following up on your application is a really good idea, not just to make sure it got there in the first place, but also because a follow up reinforces to the recruiter/employer that you are genuinely interested in the role and not just spamming out applications to every job you see.
It’s a sad fact that in today’s market it is common practice not to respond personally to all applications (though at New Level Recruitment we do our very best!).It’s nothing personal, just that with so many hundreds of applications for every vacancy, there aren’t enough hours in the day to reply to them all! So if you want to make sure you get noticed, follow up your application with a phone call or an email a few days after you sent it. Do give them a bit of time though - please don’t do what one applicant did to me last week and ring 5 minutes after pinging over his CV to ask why we hadn’t bothered to respond – it does take a bit of time to read and assess an application properly!
Because the application process can take several months and you might forget the details, it is a good idea to keep a record of the position you applied for, a copy of the job spec. and a note of which CV version you sent in. That way you’ll have all the necessary information to hand, which makes life easier for everybody and also makes you look more professional and therefore more likely to get the job!
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Posted by: Robin Smith | December 17, 2009 at 11:29 AM