Why won't prospective employeers tell you anything? It would be nice if they would acknowledge they received your resume, especially if it was done online. Also why won't they tell you the job has been filled? Have another mystery. Sent in my resume, they like it and send me an application. I go in for an interview. They ask a day after the interveiw for four job related written referalls. Needs them by the weekend which gives me one day! I get them. They check with the company I work with a week later, didn't hear anything. Found out the job had been filled for four days when the called my present employeer Also, in the past, one of my resumes got posted on the internet, availible thru "Google."

 

You're supposed to make a follow-up call to the HR reps within two days. They're not always going to let everyone who didn't get a certain job know about it. Sometimes there are a lot of people trying to get a certain job. That's strange that your resume was posted on the net by someone other than you... and strange that they called your references after they'd filled the position... perhaps they were considering you for a different position?

 

They should've told you that they wanted your references EVEN THOUGH the position was filled in case they needed to call you down the line; most likely, that's why they proceeded.

Posting your resume without asking? As in, it was up there for other people to find fairly easily? I believe that may even be illegal. You consented to a phone call to a referral and allowing them to look into your recent employee past, not post your information on the internet. You should look into that.

 

Was this through a "head hunter" or direct to the company ?

Sometimes, it's hard to tell if the person you send your resume to is really that company's HR dept or a head hunter. Or, HR has been totally outsourced.

And if so, the head hunter may have called the references afterward because they are pre-approving you in case they get a chance to fill another position.

Or, if this is really direct with the company, they are saving your application for a future position. Maybe your salary requirements were too high (for them) and they figure they'll call you in 3 months and see if you'll take a lower offer. This is common in the help-desk/field-tech profession.

Also, that head hunter may have posted your resume in an attempt to fish for more positions.

Head hunters are pond scum, generally. Give your resume to a head hunter, they'll be calling you for years. They put it into a database and search it continuously for matches. Your name comes up, BANG, you get a call asking if you need a change And, they sell it to other places to make a few more bucks.

One thing, ALWAYS call within 2 days after the interview... The next day is the best. Either you'll end the anticipation with rejection, or you'll have a job, or sometimes get a little more information like you're "1 of 3" or somesuch.

FInd out who posted your resume. It's a privacy issue, especially if it has personal information on it. Pretend you're interested in hiring yourself. It can't really hurt you (unless you put something on it that's either untrue or embarassing), but it will put money in someone's pocket ... to me, the resume on the Internet points squarely at a head-hunter. Either you dealt with a head hunter up front, or the company (or one of it's employees) sold the information to a head hunter.

I'm VP of Engineering is a VERY small consulting firm. I had to supply my resume when trying to fish for consulting work for another consultant, because they wanted to see my qualifications as a company executive, so as to get a picture of the company itself. A few weeks later, I got a call from a head hunter who wanted to place me somewhere as a VP. In talking with the nice woman on the other end of the phone, I realized they had the copy of the resume that only was handed out ONCE to this other company. Somewhere, my resume was sold to someone else. Didn't make me happy.

art k.