Comments on: On file for one year http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/04/02/on-file-for-one-year/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cyde Weys http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/04/02/on-file-for-one-year/comment-page-1/#comment-867 Cyde Weys Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:13:35 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/02/on-file-for-one-year/#comment-867 Hah, you bring up an excellent final point that I didn't consider at first. That really would consist of scraping the bottom of the barrel. I know, in my case, it's going to be pointless for any of these companies I'm "on file" with to contact me, because at that point I'll already be working at one of the places that did give me a job offer. It really is quite the pathetic applicant who hasn't secured a job many months down the line. Hah, you bring up an excellent final point that I didn’t consider at first. That really would consist of scraping the bottom of the barrel. I know, in my case, it’s going to be pointless for any of these companies I’m “on file” with to contact me, because at that point I’ll already be working at one of the places that did give me a job offer. It really is quite the pathetic applicant who hasn’t secured a job many months down the line.

]]> By: arensb http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2007/04/02/on-file-for-one-year/comment-page-1/#comment-864 arensb Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:35:40 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/02/on-file-for-one-year/#comment-864 I think I remember one case where we filled a position, and then another similar position opened up (possibly in another department; my memory's hazy) and old resumes were pulled out and reexamined. Or maybe we just talked about it. At any rate, this doesn't disprove your main thesis. And since job-hunters pretty much understand that "we'll keep your resume on file" means "we don't want you now, and don't expect to hear from us again", the only people you'd get by trawling old resumes are the people who haven't managed to get a job in however many months the resume has been languishing in your files. I think I remember one case where we filled a position, and then another similar position opened up (possibly in another department; my memory’s hazy) and old resumes were pulled out and reexamined. Or maybe we just talked about it.

At any rate, this doesn’t disprove your main thesis. And since job-hunters pretty much understand that “we’ll keep your resume on file” means “we don’t want you now, and don’t expect to hear from us again”, the only people you’d get by trawling old resumes are the people who haven’t managed to get a job in however many months the resume has been languishing in your files.

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