I went ahead and sent in my resume anyways to meet the due date. Should I follow up with another cover letter and the letter of reference? It has only been two days since the resume was due. The problem was all of my previous supervisors are now out of state and it took them a few days to get it to me.
2006-09-28 01:20:17 · 5 answers · asked by TG 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Today I noticed that the HR director extended the deadline to October 6th. Should I send send in a complete package now?
2006-09-30 03:14:00 · update #1
Yes, communication is everything and besides, it shows them how serious you are about the job. And, it keeps you top of mind.
2006-09-28 01:22:56 · answer #1 · answered by analyst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say do it...but I would also alert them by email to the fact that you have already sent in your resume at the due date and explain why the reference letters were not attached. You see, if you are reviewing 200 or 300 resumes most screener's will toss out the ones that do not fulfill all the requested data. It's an easy way to cut down on the work load (not to mention a good indication of attention to detail)...but if you catch them in time and it's the right person to talk to they might be able to connect the two.
Unlike what the other poster commented- it's not a question of they are worth/ or not worth working for. It's a question on how popular the job was and how many applicants they had. Now if you were trying to fill a post at your office and you had a resume with no reference letter or a cover letter and the letter of reference but no resume...they both would be incomplete AND it's not their job to try to put it together for you. A good thing to start doing is whenever you leave a job on good terms ask your supervisor then for a letter of reference instead of going after it later. Note that you should ALWAYS include reference letter's (asked for or not) with your resume so that they are saved the trouble of trying to investigate your past jobs.
2006-09-28 01:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by Shiningami_Gurl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see no problem with your excuse and reasoning. go ahead and send the reference letters --although with some delay, attach a covering letter. If the future employer does not take into account your reasoning -- he/she is not worth to work for...
2006-09-28 01:23:48 · answer #3 · answered by s t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally it must be given at the time of interview. Hence you can communicate to the firm sending the references duly apologising for sending along with the application.
VR
2006-09-28 01:34:28 · answer #4 · answered by sarayu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes , send them and explain why you didn't send them when requested
2006-09-28 01:54:53 · answer #5 · answered by MissMonk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋