#Totally confused
Hi Community, Hey about 3 months ago, I applied to a national food distributor, for the purpose of doing inventories at one of their local plants. 2 days after I applied, got a call from their Chicago office, a young lady called Laura. Now Laura told me I was in the running after the phone interview and she was going to forward my resume' to the local hiring team! Never heard anything back, tried contacting both HR at local location and Laura in Chicago. Figured they hired someone else. Wrong, Laura just called me 3 days ago, asking if I was still looking for work. I said yes, she said, ok, I would hear from the hiring team the following day. 3 days gone by, and still haven't heard. Obviously, something is going on at that plant. The way this is going, I'm not sure if I want to work there after all. I mean I think it is crazy, it's like your right hand not knowing what your left hand is doing. Definitely a lack of communication with each other and with me. But patience is a virtue, which I have very little of, I am learning though to worry about the things that I can control, not about what I can't control. With that said, moving forward to the next potential employer. Best wishes all, and keep up the good spirits! ;)
I'm curious, are they just starting up in that location? Was this position in charge of doing inventories or were you trying to get on as a worker in the distribution center? Because there is always a turnover in these positions, companies will keep resumes on hand and call as needed. It sounds like this might be the case. The good thing is that they are still interested. They have very poor communication skills and someone should let the head of the HR know how people are being treated. Best of luck to you either way!
I hope you find something you like.
Ed Newport , wow, you mean you heard back 3 months after you first spoke to Laura? It does in fact sound like there is a lot of miscommunication there. Thinking about it from the potential employee's perspective, I can't imagine that it would be very encouraging if I was told I would hear back from a company only to consistently not hear back. You are also right in that it is probably a warning sign of the mishaps within the company as a whole. I love your attitude with the entire situation. Move on to the next employer and don't worry about the things you can't control :)
I don't understand either a few places do that here in Texas too for agencies. You hear nothing they pop back up weeks later, email you--call you then disappear again & those be the decent paying ones. I'm like why ask me if I'm interested in the position still and disappear maybe they're still interviewing or looking to pay someone else less.