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How long to hear back after applying - anon32

Posted: Feb 13, 2013

I applied for a hospital job (non-MT) about 2 weeks ago and have heard nothing yet. I am just wondering how long I should wait to hear back. This is not the only job I applied to, sending out resumes, but this is the one I wanted. The job is still posted on their website, so presumably not filled yet. Does it normally take this long or am I being unrealistic? Should I just move on? I want to move on, tired of waiting. Just wondering if anybody else has applied online for hospital jobs and how long it takes to hear back. If I'm not called, that's okay, just want to find a job.

It can take a l-o-n-g time - wheres_my_job

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sometimes, you've already accepted a position somewhere else...THEN they call.

How long to hear back - greyhoundmom

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I worked in a hospital for 27 years including a time in Human Resources, and also periodically I would bid on a job myself. It takes a long time for a decision to be made. Human Resources is involved as well as the department you would be working in. Sometimes people involved go on vacation or leave early for the day and many other reasons. They are not thinking of the person applying for the position. You will be lucky to hear back from them if you don't get the position. The hospital I worked at did not treat applicants very kindly, both inhouse and out of house.

Thanks for the replies - anon32

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That is what I was afraid of. I really do want this job, but not sure how long I can afford to wait for it. I'm just not sure what to do, keep waiting and hoping, or take something else. Then leave the new job if they call? I just can't wait forever. Are all hospitals like this? If they do not treat their applicants respectfully, how are they going to treat me as an employee? Guess that's good to know. Anyway thanks for the insight.

Hospital Jobs - Gypsy Doll

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It took me at least 1 month to hear back from the hospital job that I used to be at. They have several applications to look at and then they call out for phone interviews and sit down interviews. After 2 weeks I did call back to check on the status of my application to make sure it was received. Good luck on your application. I thoroughly enjoyed my hospital employee experience and met lots of people.

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