Your CV and cover letter have been sent. That’s it, the recruitment process is launched. However, it may happen that the recruiter does not come back to you immediately. What to do? Remember her fond memories! Relaunching recruiters is an essential step in a job search. Application: how to relaunch without harassing? Cadremploi informs you.
Follow up between 1 to 3 days after sending your application, or allow a little more time? Most recruiters agree on the usefulness of the stimulus.
The point of divergence is more about the time limits. In reality, it all depends on the context and the target company. Explanations
Adapt your reminder according to the type of application
>> The relaunch after a spontaneous application
You particularly like a company, but no vacancies are posted. Take the initiative and send a spontaneous application to its human resources department or directly to the manager if you have his contact.
If no one comes back to you, it is better to give them at least a week to review your application. The objective of the candidate is then to know if his file has been well received, to identify the type of profile likely to interest the company, if positions will be open soon or not, by what deadline, and who is in charge. recruitment, specifies Valérie Sablé, associate director of Robert Half Finances & Temporary Accounting.
The follow-up can be done by phone or by email. You have to be clear and concise and, for that, introduce yourself succinctly and ask specific questions to your interlocutor, she insists.
>> The follow-up after responding to a job offer
You have responded to a job offer. Wondering when to follow up with the recruiter? To help you assess the correct recovery time, answer these few questions:
Is the position to be filled urgently?
Are you applying to a large group that will receive lots of applications?
In the first case, it is better not to wait. But if the starting date (or the availability requested from the candidate) is not immediate, and the company is known to you for its lengthy recruitment processes, there is no point in rushing you. 8-10 days is often the time it takes for the company to process and sort all the applications received, confirms Valérie Sablé.
The front door, in this case, is often the contact (usually an email) listed on the ad. It is more difficult to directly call a recruiter whom you have never met, especially if he is in high demand, but in any case nothing prevents you from contacting the reception of the company to ask to speak to him: depending on the culture of the company, we will pass it on to you or not, we will pass the message on to him, etc.
You need to know if your application is in line with the proposed position, to know the progress of the selection process and the calendar of the next steps and, more simply, if you do not have it online, to confirm your motivation and your availability for a future meeting.
If the application is out of scope, the recruiter should respond quickly, concludes Valérie Sablé. If necessary, you can always try a second reminder, two weeks later by email or by phone.
Follow up with the recruiter after a first contact:
>> The recruiter has acknowledged receipt of your CV and cover letter
The recruiter received your application and quickly came back to you to acknowledge receipt. Then radio silence. Here again, the relaunch is useful, since it demonstrates the motivation or proactivity of a candidate in the eyes of most recruiters.
But you can probably let a little ten days pass.
>> The recruiter received you for a job interview
You’ve landed a job interview with a recruiter. At the end of it, hold out a pole to the recruiter asking how soon you can reasonably expect a response. Respect the latter.
This will facilitate the recovery which [in general in this case, Editor’s note] occurs within 24 or 48 hours by email. It is then a question of thanking his interlocutor for the time granted and of renewing his motivation for the position.
All of this, based on the discussions nurtured during the interview, advises our expert.
Tip: don’t harass the recruiter!
Exit the reminders every 2 days. However, without an answer, do not lose hope. An unsuccessful application at a time T may well be examined again a few months later.
The candidate should not hesitate to send an updated CV at this time, insisting on a new training followed, a temporary assignment carried out recently, she concludes.
Source : cadremploi
