Getting in contact with hr of a company I applied to work at

Anonymous

November 15,2022 at 1:31PM UTC

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Getting in contact with hr of a company I applied to work at

I applied to work at a company but whenever I try to email their hr department it says email not delivered. I just want to follow up on my job application to them.

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AnonymousNovember 15,2022 at 1:56PM UTC
This is deliberate: the applicant system can receive dozens, sometimes hundreds of applications, depending on the company, position, etc. No recruiter or HR person can keep track of all of them. And unfortunately, if we had to respond to every inquiry we get, we'd simply never have time to recruit. If your resume looks like a possible fit, they will contact you, not the other way around. What you can try, though, is to find someone at that company (NOT in HR) who might know something about the opening and what they're looking for. If you can connect with them, and your resume is a great fit, there's a chance they might tell HR to take a look. You never know!
AnonymousNovember 15,2022 at 2:22PM UTC
It seems frustrating to live in a world that asks for direct, present employees but to not allow people to do things like follow up on job applications.
AnonymousNovember 15,2022 at 3:48PM UTC
They have set it up like that. They most likely don't want to get calls from people following up. It's a "don't call us, we'll call you if we're interested "