how long does a company keep a resume on file?

Answer 1

it use dto be years ago that they would keep them on file for up to 6 months , but companies don't fo that anymore. They sort through the pile of resumes and chuck the bad ones almost immediately.
Jobs are advertised and people are hired. Once this process is complete the need for they resumes are finished. I receive inquiries for jobs constantly and always terminate the inquiry as fast as I can because people looking for jobs is an expense for me and I am not prepared to answer any questions if i am happy with my current employees. I do not need any more resumes in my filing system .I need to be profitable in the business and that is what I concentrate on at all times.

Answer 2

Our answers may sound crass or insensitive, but it is true; companies have little interest in retaining resume's on file. The exception would be if you can fill a unique need or they need to keep a pool of candidates for highly skilled or specialized positions.

Remember, a resume is not an employment application. The company is not under any obligation to accept resume's let alone keep them on file.

Try an experiment. Put a fake employment ad in a newspaper and see how many resume's you get. You will be inundated. Most of them will look like crap and the majority of the candidates will not fit the profile of the position.

In fact when a company receives a resume for a position that they advertised for, the first thing they do is find a reason to toss it. They get so many of them that the first thing they need to do is look for reasons to eliminate candidates.

So, unless you are sending in a resume for a specific position that the company needs to fill, you are just wasting your time.

Answer 3

As long as it takes for it to run through the shredder.

Answer 4

as long as it took you to take this question.

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