tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post4136559041151126362..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: using a personal connection when applying for a jobAsk a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-19742029041085307272007-12-05T09:52:00.000-05:002007-12-05T09:52:00.000-05:00I got the job!! I start in 2 weeks! Thank you! Tu...I got the job!! I start in 2 weeks! Thank you! Turns out their whole interviewing process is just slow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-21105183457632424142007-11-09T17:55:00.000-05:002007-11-09T17:55:00.000-05:00I don't think I will even get an interview which i...I don't think I will even get an interview which is disheartening at best. I have not heard anything back from anyone at all. I do have a fear that even though it is universal etiquette, one of the HR people at my firm came from the firm I was applying to and she's been known to check other firms for candidates here so I would guess the same thing could happen. Sorry, I really am frustrated with my current place of employment. Things are a bit unprofessional to say at best where I now work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-88850228984187629022007-11-07T16:33:00.000-05:002007-11-07T16:33:00.000-05:00A prospective employer should not contact your cur...A prospective employer should not contact your current employer without your explicit permission -- this is pretty much universal etiquette, because we know that it could cause real problems for you! This is so universally accepted that you shouldn't need to worry about it happening, unless there's some horrible fluke, like the prospective employer is married to your current manager :)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169577208218002098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-32438918147708975202007-11-07T16:11:00.000-05:002007-11-07T16:11:00.000-05:00So far I have not heard back from them but I'm wai...So far I have not heard back from them but I'm waiting. Their HR office posted the job on the local library assocation website also. The only thing I am worried about is with the same idea that I know someone there is that someone in HR will know someone where I work and will contact my manager that I am looking because the firm where I work has a current opening and some of the resumes look great but instead of letting us interview them, our HR department is contacting people at their employers to find out more about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-54766229715469566642007-11-06T09:43:00.001-05:002007-11-06T09:43:00.001-05:00Thank you so much for the advice. I took the advic...Thank you so much for the advice. I took the advice and sent my resume and cover letter to her. Although I have not heard back from her directly, the HR department of the firm contacted me for a MS Word copy of my resume. I'm not sure if that will definitely get me an interview but at least it is a start. I think had I just applied on the online site, I would not have even heard back from the department. Thank you so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-66957611981251249452007-11-06T09:43:00.000-05:002007-11-06T09:43:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for the advice. I took the advic...Thank you so much for the advice. I took the advice and sent my resume and cover letter to her. Although I have not heard back from her directly, the HR department of the firm contacted me for a MS Word copy of my resume. I'm not sure if that will definitely get me an interview but at least it is a start. I think had I just applied on the online site, I would not have even heard back from the department. Thank you so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com