Following Up On Your Resume Submission

Once you have submitted your resume, wait a few days then, if you have not heard from the recipient, drop a note in the mail, send and e-mail and/or make a phone call. Keep it brief and to the point, expressing your continued interest in the opening and thanking the recipient for the opportunity to submit your resume. Point out that you are available at the recipient’s convenience should you be selected for an interview. This may just be the element that gets you the interview, instead of being brushed aside with the rest of the pack. But don’t be a pest. Once you cross that line there probably isn’t a way back over.

If you are contacted for an interview, do everything possible to appear at the time requested by the company. Naturally, you do not want to seem difficult in scheduling your interview or in any way conveying the impression that you believe your time to be of greater value than the other party. It is to your benefit to appear as though you will jump through hoops to be able to interview for the position for which you applied. If you get into a back and forth dialogue about setting a mutually agreeable time and day for the interview, do not be surprised to see a diminishing level of enthusiasm from the other side.