Have I become bothersome in my follow upHere is the breakdown of the contact I have had with her: 11/29/06 - Forwarded my resume to hiring manager. 12/8/06 - Followed up to make sure she received my resume since I had no response letting me know she had. Also to see if there were any other questions I might be able to answer. 12/19/06 - Hiring manager contacted me to inform me an "Internal Candidate" form needed to be turned in. (Human resources failed to notify me there was such a form) 1/2/06 - Followed up to see if HR had forwarded my internal candidate form to her. (HR "misplaced" the original I submitted and I had to fill out the form a second time) 1/4/07 - Hiring manager contacted me to see which day worked best to schedule interview 1/5/07 - replied with date and time stating 1/9/07 would work for me 1/16/07 - She contacted me to set interview for 1/19/07 1/19/07 - Interview 1/22/07 - Sent "traditional" follow up thanking her for her time and outlining my skills, and interest in the position, blah, blah 1/29/07 - Sent follow up to see if a decision had been made. (She expressed she wanted to fill position immediately) 2/1/07 - Company went through re-org. Title of position changed 2/9/07 - Contacted hiring manager to see if duties & responsibilities changed since the title changed. Was informed no changes were made and no need to resubmit internal app. 2/21/07 - Call from HR asking for a copy of my resume. I think it is also important to know 10 minutes before the scheduled interview the hiring manager called me and asked if I could bring a copy of my resume since she "didn' t know what happened to the one I emailed" on 11/29/06. When I went to her office a couple minutes early, she was not there. I patiently waited outside her office until she showed up 10 minutes late. The interview was scheduled for an hour and we were interrupted 2 - 3 times by people needing something from her. The last time it was to let her know that her next appt. was there and we had to cut the interview short 15 min. Again, I meet all the requirements of the position and it would definitely be an upward move (staff accountant to inventory/financial analyst) within the company and feel I am a good fit for the job. I have been with the company over a year now and am familiar with the business and software systems used. I fear I will be overlooked since the interview was over a month ago. I think it is unfair I originally contacted the hiring manager 3 months ago and have gotten little or no response. Also, it bothers me Human resources "lost" my internal app. and the fact the interview had interruptions and was ultimately cut short. So I am unsure as to what I should do. Sit and wait? Or send her a quick email saying I am still interested, feel my experiences and skills are a good fit. I have a feeling she is going to do interviews 2/26 - 2/28 and hire on 3/1/07 and since mine was over a month ago, I will be forgotten and overlooked. Sit and wait. Get over being bother and annoyed. Much as it pains all of us, getting you hired is not the most pressing thing going on, especially with a re-org in the middle! Give this at least another week, then follow up to see what the status is. Seems like alot of organizations throw that "reorganization" line around a little too much during the interview processes. You' re right. Why can' t the companies reorganize on their time, then open up the hiring process, when they are actually prepared to hire. As for you job hunters, your best defense is to keep searching and interviewing. Then you can say to the procrastinator, "I really thought I was a good fit for the opportunity, but I had bills that couldn' t wait. I had to go with a manager who also couldn' t wait." | |
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