Posted: 6/21/2010 4:01:17 PM EDT
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Question in bold first the backstory.
got a phone call from a Alzheimer's care facility(I am looking for my first job out of college as an activity assistant in a nursing home/retirement village/adult day care/Alzheimer's care facility. I have sent out 80 resumes and filled out an application from careerbuilder.) on Friday saying I had a job offer, part time 2 days a week. I was told to call so-and-so at this number. The phone call went straight to my voice mail. The call was roughly at 1:30 PM Central Time. I called back and left a message. About an hour later with no response I called back left another message. Then my phone battery proceeded to die on me. In another hour I called again from a different phone. Was not able to get ahold of the individual but left a message at the facility's front desk. I decided with a family member to head out there and check the place out. I went home, and called at 5 PM and left three numbers to call. I thought she would call today, no dice. My mother thinks I should wait to see if she calls. Should I try calling first thing tomorrow? |
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Give it till morning, Deej. Your instructions were to call that number and you did. There is a fine line between looking eager for the job and looking like a stalker.  Give them a little while to get back to you; it sounds like a small facility without a standalone human resources department.Good luck with it, though! Part-time is better than no-time!  - BG PS. Your pics with [not gonna post her name] look adorable.  |
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Give it till morning, Deej. Your instructions were to call that number and you did. There is a fine line between looking eager for the job and looking like a stalker. Give them a little while to get back to you; it sounds like a small facility without a standalone human resources department.
Good luck with it, though! Part-time is better than no-time!
- BG PS. Your pics with [not gonna post her name] look adorable. 
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I'd like to explain my statements:
-calling back about an hour later is a bit much....maybe calling back the next day would be good. -calling from another phone could be also a bit much if the recipient has caller ID (same guy, two phones, wtf?) -too much attention comes across as hassling the HR minions. They don't take kindly to that since they hold all the cards. I commend your focus but am more concerned that it could be misinterpreted (which is what you don't want.....) Give it a few days then try another call. You might want to mention the multiple calls you made already, to get that out of the way. Good luck, job hunting always sucks... |
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I got up at 8, was advised to call at 8:40, figuring she started activities at 9.
Front desk said call at 10, because that's when she gets in. I call at 10, someone in Activities said so-and-so doesn't get in until 1:30-2:00. Why would a person say there's a job offer and not follow through? 
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When you have an application out, keep your phone charged and turned on during normal business hours. Always david... this is sage! Totally dropped the ball there, I know.
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They sound a bit disorganized. Yup. Seems like one hand doesn't know what the other is doing.
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Why would a person say there's a job offer and not follow through? Because some people have no class. On the other hand, there may have been some extenuating circumstances. I would call once, leave a message and wait 24 hours to call again. If I didn't leave a message, I'd leave some decent period of time (like 1/2 a day) between calls. Some people spend all day in meetings and getting the time to return a call isn't easy. Don't rest in your search until you're signed up and employed. Good luck, this may still work out. |