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response to resumes - T

Posted: Feb 04, 2011

Yeah for sure. what goes does it do to send resumes to these jobs posted here, when you get NO response... I realize they have more resumes than they can probably go through, but when they look at the top of your resume (where it should be) and see you have had over 25 years experience - you think they'd contact you first, yeah whatever. Not sure, but know MT jobs are scarce!!

would it really make you feel better... - momofjacks

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to hear back from a company only to have them tell you the position has already been filled, and not that they'll tell you this part, but more than likely by someone less qualified? The sad reality is that any decent job is hard to come by these days, not just MT, and there's a lot of competition. Sometimes getting the call back or the response to a resume or application is just dumb luck.

The only response you need to get is the one saying they - want to talk to you. SM

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You must have a pretty cushie life is this is high on your list of grievances.

That was rude. I find this annoying, too. - Sam

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It is very annoying and aggravating to apply to companies, knowing you have tons of experience, and get no replies. Cushie life? No, she may want a job to feed her family.

replies - annoyed MT

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This topic is brought up over and over again. Have you looked at some of the job listings? Some of them have hundreds of views. If they had to take the time to reply to every single resume they get, they wouldn't be getting their work done. It is completely ridiculous to think that you deserve a response back. If you go apply to Wal-Mart or McDonald's or anywhere for that matter, do those employers send you a letter or give you a phone call? I don't know why MT's think they deserve to have some sort of special treatment in regards to getting a response from companies when no one else does it.

It is simple enough for a company to generate an - auto response

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Saying something along the lines of - we have received your resume and will contact you if we wish to speak with you further. If you do not hear from us, we are not interested. Please do not call or apply again.

This can be set up to pop back to the sender as soon as their resume hits the inbox.

It is just lazy or don't-give-a-crap on the part of the company not to do this.

I have just turned down 4 positions - serious as a heart attack! - GoodMT

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I recieve some type of reply from at least half of the companies that I have applied to in the past 5 years. I have gone through several different companies - cut my losses on several - jobs went offshore on a few - and found better hours/pay on others. I have never had any problem finding work from job postings on THIS site. I have read and re-read my resume, updated it when needed, left out useless information, made sure they knew who I was, that I love what I do, and was just straight forward. I was part of the hiring process for another company and let me tell you, the resumes that came through were awful! It wasn't the experience, etc., etc., but the resume itself that was bad. Have someone else in the buisness read it over, maybe another MT on here. If you're really good at what you do, there should be no reason not to let another gal QA you. Hope this helps.

and I have a total of almost 20 years experience (nm) - GoodMT

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Why? - olderMT2

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25 years of experience is not going to open a door just for that reason. Does your resume speak for itself BESIDES that 25 years?

They contact who they're interested in. I've not had an issue getting responses, tho.

you do realize ALL jobs do this, even McDonalds...since bgeginning of time. - good to get a grip, not angry.

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May Have Found Way Around This - mtanon

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Last fall I lost some local MT work so started sending resumes to job postings here and elsewhere. Tauted my 15 years experience, blah, blah. Got nothing for months. Couldn't figure out why! Then I rewrote the resume and stopped focusing on the 15 years stuff. Just listed qualifications and especially if skill applied to job posting specialty if any. Finally then started getting some hit and miss replies replies for interviews (some still come in even now). Makes me wonder if the "years of experience" claims equate to recruiters as aging MTs (sorry, but probably true) and expensive to hire. I believe they want warm bodies that don't ask too many questions, take what's offered, and just sit and numbly type the probably horrible ESL dictations. I gratefully got back some local work again and ultimately didn't have to hook up with any of the large services I could have when resume got some responses. A few years ago had to look for extra work and was able to get responses within hours sometimes. It's just a different world. I believe most of us would agree though that it's just not you!

Review your resume - LK

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Part of the problem is that employers are overwhelmed with resumes and don't have to give applicants the courtesy of a response (which I personally think they should do anyway). The other part of the problem COULD be your resume - you should have it reviewed by someone who knows how a resume should be put together. Lots of time people throw so much stuff in their resume that the relevant parts get lost, and employers don't have the time to wade through all that. Just as important as your 25 years of experience is being able to highlight it in a way that makes sense to employers, otherwise you never get the chance to show them what you can do.

overwhelming responses - Transcriptionist/Business Owner

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Hi, I own my own transcription company. It is probably because they get an overwhelming response. I normally get 100 resumes within a few minutes. They probably found someone already and didn't have time to delete their job ad. Try to respond to over 1,000 resumes a day just to acknowledge everyone and on top of that manage your companies day to day business and deal with all the clients you may have. It's not easy.

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