Been Offered An Interview But.........
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Probably a strange topic but one of the many companies I applied for whilst unemployed has said they'd like to arrange an interview within the next 2 weeks and could I email them when I'd be available. Great!
Not great - I can't remember what the role fully entails. I was sending off dozens of applications and it's very hard to keep track of them, especially as it was over a month ago. I've checked their website and the site I found it on originally but the post is no longer advertised. I still have my specific cover letter and can remember most of the details but really need the exact description so I can do as much research as possible.
So my question is should I reply and ask for a copy of the description or would that look bad? I'm also currently doing a Mon-Fri temp job so should I ask the prospective employers to base the interview around my current hours or just tell them I'm free any time and just take the time off? (Presuming my current employers will be fine with it)
Not great - I can't remember what the role fully entails. I was sending off dozens of applications and it's very hard to keep track of them, especially as it was over a month ago. I've checked their website and the site I found it on originally but the post is no longer advertised. I still have my specific cover letter and can remember most of the details but really need the exact description so I can do as much research as possible.
So my question is should I reply and ask for a copy of the description or would that look bad? I'm also currently doing a Mon-Fri temp job so should I ask the prospective employers to base the interview around my current hours or just tell them I'm free any time and just take the time off? (Presuming my current employers will be fine with it)
I know I'm stating the obvious here but Google whatever you can remember.
A lot of job boards are quite slow to remove closed positions, and even if the job wasn't placed with an agency, some may have advestised the job anyway...
So google hard! e-mail address, company name, reference no's, and any specifics you can remember from the ad.
A lot of job boards are quite slow to remove closed positions, and even if the job wasn't placed with an agency, some may have advestised the job anyway...
So google hard! e-mail address, company name, reference no's, and any specifics you can remember from the ad.
RemainAllHoof said:
Did you ever see the full job description? If not, you could ask so that you can prepare fully.
It's even worse when you don't know which CV you sent them. "I see from your CV that you're a part-time gigolo..."
Yes I did when applying. I used a standard CV but tailored the cover letter to cover every point that was in the vacancy, both of which are still in my email sent folder". So I can remember most of it, but not specifics or indeed what the salary was. Although anything more than the £180 a week I'm on would suit me just fine..........It's even worse when you don't know which CV you sent them. "I see from your CV that you're a part-time gigolo..."
Send another requst for the Job Description & don't even feel silly about requesting a copy at the interview.
Simply explain that you've requested a copy of the JD several times without response & you'd like to have a copy in front of you so that you can systematically address each of the job requirements.
Simply explain that you've requested a copy of the JD several times without response & you'd like to have a copy in front of you so that you can systematically address each of the job requirements.
don't feel embarassed to ask, a lot of HR depts do some major cockups when advertising....
listen to this right....a job was advertised to be in Rome (wouldn't make much of a difference to me as I was coming from the UK anyway, and my family is in Florence) and once arrived for the interview "near Milan", they candidly say they messed up and the job was indeed there... only about 500km difference.... imagine those poor sods who travelled for that specific location in the first place!
listen to this right....a job was advertised to be in Rome (wouldn't make much of a difference to me as I was coming from the UK anyway, and my family is in Florence) and once arrived for the interview "near Milan", they candidly say they messed up and the job was indeed there... only about 500km difference.... imagine those poor sods who travelled for that specific location in the first place!
I did send a follow up a few days later confirming my availability but still never heard anything so I've written off any chance of getting this one. One way of looking at it would be would I really want to work for a firm that can't get a simple thing like this right (smaller company so I doubt it got lost in the system). But then I could really do with a job that pays me more than £200 a week..............
Given that you had already emailed or written to apply in the first place how about just calling to speak and saying that you are responding to their request for an interview for the role of x. It is all too easy to ne fobbed off in writing but be persistent and use the call to sell yourself.
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