I have received preprinted postcards from a couple of places where they
check off what they are responding to. (application arrived (complete or
incomplete), position closed, etc.) I appreciated these the most. They are
quick and noone needs to bother with envelopes (less trash for me). For you
HR people they are also cheaper to mail.

Elizabeth Walton
www.clotheslinejournal.com


At 12:19 PM 5/22/02 -0700, you wrote:
>That sounds like an employer with some consideration.
>My hat is off to them. And Kudos also.
>Marc M. Mahan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Martinson" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:47 AM
>Subject: Re: A reflection on employers and job seekers.
>
>
>> I received a notice about a job I just applied for.  It is very
>> professional.  Through
>> an E-mail, it takes you to a site you fill out a form, but above is a
>letter
>> that begins:
>>
>> "Dear Applicant:
>> Your application for a position with The ********** has been received. We
>> would like to express our appreciation for your demonstrated interest in
>> this position......."
>>
>> And it closes, they will get back to me shortly.
>>
>> Well done from an employer I would like to work for!!!!
>>
>> John
>>
>> > Harry;
>> > I agree with what you say. I have been on the receiving end of having to
>> > apply for jobs, and always feeling like the job seeker is the one who is
>> > left out of the loop. Common courtesy would be nice, but I think that is
>> an
>> > oxymoron. There is nothing common about courtesy. Job seekers are
>> generally
>> > treated like dirt, and are not given any respect.
>> > I know that the people who are dealing with applicants are busy, but by
>> the
>> > very same token, that is so very often used as an excuse to not have any
>> > courtesy to treat another human with any degree of consideration.
>> > I just wish that the people who deal with job applicants would place
>> > themselves in the position of the job applicant, and realize that a
>> response
>> > is really essential. It is always nicest to hear 'yes,' but is would be
>> > better to be told 'no,' and know what the situation is, rather than to
>be
>> > blown of with no answer at all.
>> > Marc M. Mahan
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Harry Needham" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:20 AM
>> > Subject: Re: A reflection on employers and job seekers.
>> >
>> >
>> > > Deb, as always, raises some good points, especially as many employers
>no
>> > > longer have the common courtesy to advise candidates that they have
>been
>> > > unsuccessful. Yes, I CAN understand that, when you get some hundreds
>of
>> > > applications for a job, this causes a certain administrative load.
>> > However,
>> > > I have noticed that the institutions that don't bother to send such
>> > notices
>> > > tend to be the same ones that normally treat their employees like
>dirt -
>> > and
>> > > these are the ones you DON'T want to work for in any case.
>> > >
>> > > Harry Needham
>> > > Principal
>> > > Harry Needham Consulting Services Inc.
>> > > Solutions for Heritage Institutions - and Others!
>> > > 74 Abbeyhill Drive
>> > > Kanata ON K2L 1H1 Canada
>> > > (Voice) +1.613.831-1068
>> > > (Fax) +1.613.831-9412
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