ConfusedDater Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 to more than one of the positions listed? I see that I'm qualified for another position in addition to the one I already applied for with my cover letter but I wasn't sure if I was going to look deperate. Your thoughts on applying to more than one? Link to comment
Alezia Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Is this a big company with more than one division? ex: more than 1000 employees Are the positions somewhat related to eachother? Link to comment
laisla Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 if the positions are somewhat similar, in your resume under "objective" you can put both positions. if they are drastically different then give 2 resumes. nothing wrong with applying to more than one. in fact a lot of companies like workers to be skilled at several things. you can use it also to ask for a higher salary. Link to comment
Alezia Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I would most likely not apply to two things that are drastically different, but if they are in the same field/ type of work I would. It just looks like you have no career focus elsewise... (Unless you are applying to jobs where you don't need expertise like admin assistant, then I would say it's ok.) Link to comment
ConfusedDater Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Well the positions are somewhat simillar so that's why I only applied for one them. Link to comment
ConfusedDater Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Is this a big company with more than one division? ex: more than 1000 employees Are the positions somewhat related to eachother? No way, not that many employees-lol I think in between 100 and 140 Link to comment
Alezia Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Is the same contact person listed for both? If it isn't and they are similar, i'd say go for it. Link to comment
ConfusedDater Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Is the same contact person listed for both? If it isn't and they are similar, i'd say go for it. It's the same contact for all 10 positions. Link to comment
Alezia Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Oh, ok yeah then I would most likely go with the one you like best / find is your strongest suit. Link to comment
ConfusedDater Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Oh, ok yeah then I would most likely go with the one you like best / find is your strongest suit. Yeah that's what I did so I what see what happens. Link to comment
ConfusedDater Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 they have a large turn-over rate...if you can stick with it, you can get somewhere... Come again? Link to comment
ConfusedDater Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 meaning a lot of people don't stick around for too long, like college call centers...people quit all the time, so they have a constant stream of new hires. based on what you wrote, that's what I got out of it... Ok I got you now. Link to comment
ghost69 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 i would apply to one. if one was similar and i didn't get offered the other, i'd apply later to it. chances are it will be the same HR department and they might think you are just desperate. also, while in the interview, i'd show my intentions to work there by asking if there are any entry positions available if you don't get hired for this one. that will show your enthusiasm to work there. a lot of people do that just to get their foot in the door. Link to comment
Alezia Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Sometimes they just post non-exisiting jobs to get people in the door. They don't actually want to staff all ten positions, they just want to get a larger pool of people to apply. I've seen that happen a few times - all companies which I didn't want to accept the position afterwards though... (not really a good sign). Link to comment
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