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The Waiting Game

I learned something interesting today. In my experience, if someone doesn't get back to you within a week of submitting, I always believed they just won't ever.

Today a company got back to me after 35 days. 35 DAYS!!! Nailed down a phone interview this morning and they're ready to roll. Luckily I keep a running log for all my job postings with an auto calc that tells me how many days have passed since submitting a resume. In a separate document, I also keep a copy of every job description numbered to match my running count. This allows me to easily reference what the company is looking for if they ever return my call.

The difference about this company is that is a lot bigger than what I'm used to and larger companies are just slower to move. They constantly have jobs to fill and take time getting through applications for each position - 35 days worth of time apparently.

So don't give up, put jobs after a week from submitting on the back burner, but don't put them out for the count if it's a large, very established company.