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comment by lil
lil  ·  3363 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: GOD DAMNIT SO MUCH!

Resend it.

Seriously.





blackbootz  ·  3363 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I agree with Lil, but to be honest, even after sending the email again, the odds that your getting the job or not hung on such patently honest mistake are slim. They either dig you enough to make you an offer, or there's a more preferable candidate. (Notwithstanding serial and consistent misspellings, grammatical errors, or unprofessional tone, which I don't think omitting a subject header qualifies.)

That said, I totally know the feeling you have. I hate it, too. It always takes hitting the send button for you to magically spot what was wrong with it.

lil  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

and then there's the time when you hit send, and realize that it went out to 30 other people that you didn't want to see it.

sigh.

user-inactivated  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, let me ask you this. Normally I'd call in a day or so to follow up on a resume submittal if it's a job I'm super enthusiastic on. This one I am particularly interested in. It just so happens that they happen to be damn near within walking distance of where I live. I know that people aren't supposed to blindly walk in to businesses and drop off unsolicited resumes. Do you think it'd be a good impression to walk in to follow up and drop off a physical resume?

lil  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wouldn't want to recommend anything in particular. Employers are all different. But if you decide to walk in, you could say:

1) I was wondering if you received the resume I sent a couple of days ago. Could you check?

2) Do you know when HR will be making a decision?

3) I might be leaving town over the holidays and I would really like to find out more about the job before I leave. Can I meet HR briefly now?

4) I sent in my resume by email as the ad suggested, but I'd also like to drop off this letter of recommendation. It's stapled to the back of this hard copy of my resume.

5) Please give HR this xmas card and bribe. (ummm, just kidding).

user-inactivated  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I really like options 1 and 3 ( and 5 as well :P ). I think I'll slip in this week to say "howdy" and see what happens. It'll also give me a chance to get decent impression of the place beyond what I can find out by searching online too.