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Post Reopened by gnat, enderland, Nobody, Rachel, mhoran_psprep

occurred Feb 28, 2013 at 1:08

Guess I'll give this another shot. I really don't know what's wrong with the question, though.

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How do I deal with a hiring managercompany who has stopped replying to me?

I've been pursing a job in my field for quiteAs a while nowstudent, butI don't have a huge amountwhole lot of experience in the field (just a large amount on my own projects)industry experience; however, so most job postings are not friendly toward me. I did manage to find one relatively newa company in my city, which says they arewho is "always hiring." They also mentioned thathiring", and who said I was definitely the type they'd like to hirewould likely be a good fit in their teams.

A few months back, I scored an interviewinterviewed with a senior manager. He told me that they were interestedthem last year, but had justwas told--despite their enthusiasm--that the company has recently taken on a group of new staff, and he would follow up laterget in touch with me at a specific date. He

However, they didn't. I triedattempted to follow up with him latercontact the manager who was supposed to email me, but he never replied to me. I then went straight to the cofounder who said they were still interested. Soco-founder, she putwho set me in touchup with a VP of the company.

This VP and I have been back and forth: He replied consistently at first a short phone interview, then a lengthy exchange of emails about my résumé and a no-spec "test".

I finishedI've done everything he requestedhe's asked of me. His last email wasHowever, it's been two weeks agosince his last email, and I've tried to get in contact with him via email since, towith no avail. I feel like I'm running out of options, and like I'm being disrespectful by continuing to badger himsuccess.

How cando I deal with this? Should I send him another emailthese higher-ups who are either too busy to get back to me, or who are simply ignoring my messages? Should I give himIs there a phone call (and put him on the spot)? Should I just wait and see? Or shouldway I just give up on this job prospectcan politely contact them without seeming pushy?

(I'm not really familiar with the tagging system here, if someone could retag this for me and remove this note, I'd be grateful.)

How do I deal with a hiring manager who has stopped replying to me?

I've been pursing a job in my field for quite a while now, but don't have a huge amount of experience in the field (just a large amount on my own projects), so most job postings are not friendly toward me. I did find one relatively new company in my city, which says they are "always hiring." They also mentioned that I was definitely the type they'd like to hire.

A few months back, I scored an interview with a senior manager. He told me that they were interested, but had just taken on new staff and he would follow up later. He didn't. I tried to follow up with him later, but he never replied to me. I went to the cofounder who said they were still interested. So, she put me in touch with a VP.

This VP and I have been back and forth: first a short phone interview, then a lengthy exchange of emails about my résumé and a no-spec "test".

I finished everything he requested of me. His last email was two weeks ago, and I've tried to get in contact with him via email since, to no avail. I feel like I'm running out of options, and like I'm being disrespectful by continuing to badger him.

How can I deal with this? Should I send him another email? Should I give him a phone call (and put him on the spot)? Should I just wait and see? Or should I just give up on this job prospect?

(I'm not really familiar with the tagging system here, if someone could retag this for me and remove this note, I'd be grateful.)

How do I deal with a company who has stopped replying to me?

As a student, I don't have a whole lot of industry experience; however, I did manage to find a company who is "always hiring", and who said I would likely be a good fit in their teams.

I interviewed with them last year, but was told--despite their enthusiasm--that the company has recently taken on a group of new staff, and would get in touch with me at a specific date.

However, they didn't. I attempted to contact the manager who was supposed to email me, but he never replied to me. I then went straight to the co-founder, who set me up with a VP of the company. He replied consistently at first, and I've done everything he's asked of me. However, it's been two weeks since his last email, and I've tried to contact him, with no success.

How do I deal with these higher-ups who are either too busy to get back to me, or who are simply ignoring my messages? Is there a way I can politely contact them without seeming pushy?

Post Closed as "not constructive" by squeemish, user5305, IDrinkandIKnowThings, gnat, CincinnatiProgrammer

occurred Feb 26, 2013 at 17:59

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I've been pursing a job in ITmy field for quite a while now, but don't have a huge amount of experience in the field (just a large amount on my own projects), so most job postings are not friendly toward me. I did find one relatively new IT company in my city, however; I took a course with them last September and discussed the opportunity of working with them. They seemed enthusiastic and emphasized thatwhich says they wereare "always hiring." They also mentioned that, based on what they'd seen of my personal projects, I was definitely the type they'd like to hire.

In OctoberA few months back, I scored an interview with someone I'll call Jim (I'll be using false names), who was, again, very enthusiastic. We talked at length, and said that he'd send me an emaila senior manager. He did, but instead the email saidtold me that they were interested, but had just taken on a bunch of new employees,staff and that he'd contact me in Decemberhe would follow up later.

He didn't. In January, I tried to follow up with Jimhim later, but he never replied to me. Instead, I contacted Cathy (false name again), a co-founder of the company,went to see ifthe cofounder who said they were still interested. She replied, saying yes, and CC'd Derek (false name), the VP of the IT groupSo, who was to callshe put me. He first spoke in touch with Jima VP.

This VP and another person I'd spoken with (who gave me good recommendations)I have been back and forth: first a short phone interview, then called me two days later, and we spoke for about ten minutes. He asked me to hook him with a copylengthy exchange of emails about my résumé, after which he'd send me and a "test" (no-spec work"test" to see how I'd handle a real situation). I did so, but didn't get a test from him.

After about a week, I sent him an email to check in. He said he thought he had sent the test, and resent it. I finished it the next day, and sent it right back to him. After a week of no reply, I asked him if he received it, to which he said he hadn't; I resent it to him and asked for him to confirm when he received it, whicheverything he didrequested of me.

That His last email from him was on the 13th (of February)two weeks ago, and on the 21st II've tried to get in touchcontact with him via email since, but he still hasn't replied to meno avail.

I feel like I'm running out of options, and like I'm being disrespectful by continuing to badger him. I know he's a VP, so he's quite busy, but I feel like this deserves a bit more attention since I've basically been put on hold since December.

How can I deal with this? Should I send him another email? Should I give him a phone call (and put him on the spot)? Should I just wait and see? Or should I just give up on this job prospect?

(I'm not really familiar with the tagging system here, if someone could retag this for me and remove this note, I'd be grateful.)

I've been pursing a job in IT for quite a while now, but don't have a huge amount of experience in the field (just a large amount on my own projects), so most job postings are not friendly toward me. I did find one relatively new IT company in my city, however; I took a course with them last September and discussed the opportunity of working with them. They seemed enthusiastic and emphasized that they were "always hiring." They also mentioned that, based on what they'd seen of my personal projects, I was definitely the type they'd like to hire.

In October, I scored an interview with someone I'll call Jim (I'll be using false names), who was, again, very enthusiastic. We talked at length, and said that he'd send me an email. He did, but instead the email said that they had just taken on a bunch of new employees, and that he'd contact me in December.

He didn't. In January, I tried to follow up with Jim, but he never replied to me. Instead, I contacted Cathy (false name again), a co-founder of the company, to see if they were still interested. She replied, saying yes, and CC'd Derek (false name), the VP of the IT group, who was to call me. He first spoke with Jim and another person I'd spoken with (who gave me good recommendations), then called me two days later, and we spoke for about ten minutes. He asked me to hook him with a copy of my résumé, after which he'd send me a "test" (no-spec work to see how I'd handle a real situation). I did so, but didn't get a test from him.

After about a week, I sent him an email to check in. He said he thought he had sent the test, and resent it. I finished it the next day, and sent it right back to him. After a week of no reply, I asked him if he received it, to which he said he hadn't; I resent it to him and asked for him to confirm when he received it, which he did.

That last email from him was on the 13th (of February), and on the 21st I tried to get in touch with him, but he still hasn't replied to me.