I totally agree on that one. Jerrie Jerrie Clarke Curator of Collections Valdez Museum http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html >From: John Martinson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Professionalism from Employers and Employees in the hiring process >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 10:25:12 EDT > >There have been job announcements, salary discussion, how to land the right >job, graduate schools, and so forth. However, I've found that after a >prospective employee spends hours filling out long applications, putting >together a polished resume, spends money for over-nighting the letter to >get >it there on time and then waiting....and sometimes waiting, and many more >times ~~~ waiting without even a letter back that the position was filled. > >I think professionalism is a two way street. A professional organization >should >send courtesy letters back to all those who applied for a position saying >that the job was filled. I've also noticed in my time in the field that >some jobs remain >opened for months into years. It would be nice if employers would either >put the >announcement on pending or close the job until the position is actually >needed. > >Yes, as a manager and hiring I always send letter back to the applicants >saying the >position was filled, and thanking them for applying. If the resume and >individual stood >out, I keep their application on file in case there is an opening in the >near >future or >the position needs to be filled again. > >I also put salary ranges up front, and do not ask for salary history. >When >it comes to >hiring the person, then we discuss wages within the salary range stipulated >in the >announcement. This way you get the people who really do want the job, and >they >know upfront the wage range. It is a "win-win" situation. It's a >professional situation. > >This is a profession....lets end the guessing and waiting games. Thank >you. > >John Martinson >Curator of Collections >http://ourworld.cs.com/john29mart/ > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).