Go69

Feb 10th, 04, 08:30 AM

Travis, I work as a career counselor at a college here in Houston, TX. I would tell you not to wait, or expect, a response from an on-line application. It has been my experience, and through listening to our students who have gone this path, that your chances of ever hearing back from them are pretty slim. To date, I have not met a SINGLE person who applied on line ONLY and gotten a job. . I recommend: Choose your target company. Apply on-line if that option exists, then call and make contact with someone within Human Resources-or the hiring manager for the department that you wish to work in. Once you have established contact, get that persons e-mail address or fax #, and send them your resume directly. After sending the resume, call the next day to confirm receipt. Once you have confirmed receipt, wait one week and then call back to inquire on the status. You CAN'T afford to wait for someone to call you. Even after you have sent your resume to your target company, keep sending it out to other companies as well! Don't stop sending that resume out until you are hired and working at the job you want. You can never have too many offers, but you certainly can have too few jobs right? If there is a target company/position that you are seeking, call the company and try to speak with someone who is currently working in that position. Once on the phone with that person, tell them that you are intereste