Talent Orgs: How long do you take to respond to applications?

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I'm not a new layoffee, but I am seeking new opportunities since passing 4 years in my current role.

Something disillusioning that I've been consistently running into is that after applying for a role that I have fully covered in my CV, bonus qualifications and all, I can go a week+ with no response.

It's reminiscent of my years spent as an unskilled laborer, which is a miserable thing to realize. After the respect and care I'd been treated with in tech so far, I'd thought I'd put those days behind me.

I realize recession looms in the air, and the job market is flooded, but my question to talent acquisition orgs is this:

How long should I expect to wait to hear back from companies about applications before I accept "they're just not that into you"?

Also, what circumstances create a situation where an applicant checks every box you've laid out on Greenhouse, but still doesn't warrant as little as "We've filled/unlisted the position you applied for, but would like for you to apply again in X months."?

wittywaters · Accepted Answer

In the past I have seen it all over the place. From a rejected email within 5 minutes of applying to someone reaching out for a role I applied to 6 months ago.

madscience · Answer

I've got some friends in recruiting and it can be such a crapshoot, it's crazy. Some companies like Amazon have candidate promises they try to make, like you should be hearing back from an interview within 5 days, but nothing as far as responding to applicants who haven't interviewed.

I've also heard that some of the applicant tracking systems like Greenhouse aren't actually that good. One of my friends told me that they can't create one job in multiple locations, they have to create multiple jobs for one location, meaning they have that many more different jobs to filter through candidates and sometimes they will just straight up ignore some of them.

I wouldn't take it personally, honestly, maybe wait about a week or two but if nothing there, then I'd say maybe they already were working with someone earlier or they just haven't gotten to you yet. There's a lot of admin backend stuff to manage the applicants and recruiters get lazy sometimes, honestly.

Talent Orgs: How long do you take to respond to applications?

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