We Ll Keep Your Resume On File

A new job opens up and the FIRST thing the recruiter does is search the database and call people.

We ll keep your resume on file. Either they disliked my resume so much that they were just trying to keep me from resending my resume to them or they have a really unproductive policy. The counter point to this Ive never seen a position be approved in 90 days let alone one. Not horrible things not self-serving lies designed to harm other people but kinder gentler untruths like Ill call you tomorrow or no that dress doesnt make.

Recently I received a response from an employer stating they would keep my resume on file for THREE YEARS which made me laugh. When the right position opens theyll likely send the resume onto the hiring manager. Sometimes people say things that they dont really mean.

It will be in their database which recruiters can query. What the recruiter is really saying. So when the job opens you can just contact them and move forward with the interview process.

It was for a different department that and the position was actually more in line with what I wanted anyway. Keeping your resume means the HR manager recognizes your skills could be helpful in the future. The unspoken message here is Dont call us well call you Lets look.

So the company told you theyre going to keep your resume on file for future opportunities. We will keep your resume on file and if any other job positions become available we will keep you in mind. It generally means just what it says.

Im sure there are employers out there who tell a candidate who had a really poor interview Go away well keep your résumé on file If you use the skill of asking follow-up questions and. Jeff Altman The Big Game Hunter answer someones question about whether Well keep your resume on file means anythingABOUT JEFF ALTMAN THE BIG GAME HUN. I have heard of people being offered jobs 2-8 months after applying.