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Why do they never get back?!
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in Work & Study
Why do these big faceless corporations never even agknowledge that theyve got a job application from you?! Ive been looking for part time work since Decemeber when i left my job at Tescos because they were working me too much. The only place that did get back said they didnt want me because i seemed "too quiet" it was a cashier job at B&Q for fecks sake!
I just dont get it. Anyone help?
I just dont get it. Anyone help?
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I will be returning to university in September. In the meantime, I have applied to a number of different firms with the hope of full-time employment. One such business was Tesco's, whom took over a month to reply with a letter stating 'we were impressed by your application but we do not yet have any vacant position.' Why it took so long to reply is beyond me. Perhaps it's due to their carelessness or a sheer weight of applications, although considering the comparatively small town from which I come I doubt that it is the latter.
Oh be-have. Most people apply for jobs because they want the cash, not becuase they want to work.
You condemn people for not replying, and then condemn someone who does. So how can they "win"?
To be honest though, I agree in the main. Companies should reply, just to let you know where you stand. That said, if you really want to work for a company, wouldn't you chase them anyway?
By choosing one firm over another, an individual has expressed an interest in the firm - be in because it pays more highly or anything else.
By replying to the applicants much more quickly, which might:
1) reduce their misery and heartache if they are unsuccessful instead of prolonging it;
2) show courteousness; and
3) show that each application is important to them and that they care about each one, regardless of whether the applicant was successful or not.
Or they don't want you. THey can't reply to each and every person.
It's just the way it is...
There is nothing stopping you from phoning their HR dept and finding out if they have processed your application or if they have found someone else for the job, it is your right to know, but at the same time it is there right not to tell you, but 95% of the time they will tell you something!!
So just pick up the phone and call them!
What have you got to loose???
100 applicants = 100 letters of reply = over £30 down the drain just for the paper and stamps + wasted time writing the letters.
Big corperations got to where they are (in the large part) by being careful with money.
No, they do. I'm going through exactly the same thing.