I don't blanket email my resume places. If I send it to your company, I've done at least a couple hours of research on your company (home page, crunchbase, glassdoor, first page of G results, etc) and written a custom cover letter explaining why I'm interested, where I think I fit, what I can do for this company in particular, and how I think that matches its needs. Good companies, in particular, send an email saying yes, no, or maybe inside two days (to an interview, obviously, not to a job). And if the answer is no, it's not personal; just not the right fit / right time etc.
Companies that don't email me back? I keep a spreadsheet with their names. Companies that don't give me a quick no thanks email after a phone screen or test or in person interview? I actively share that blacklist with friends.
Edit: Also, companies that email me back promptly -- even if the answer is no -- go on my spreadsheet of companies to look at first next time I'm thinking about a new job. What I want is an employer that treats people with respect, even when they can't be forced to do so or have no investment in that person.
I don't blanket email my resume places. If I send it to your company, I've done at least a couple hours of research on your company (home page, crunchbase, glassdoor, first page of G results, etc) and written a custom cover letter explaining why I'm interested, where I think I fit, what I can do for this company in particular, and how I think that matches its needs. Good companies, in particular, send an email saying yes, no, or maybe inside two days (to an interview, obviously, not to a job). And if the answer is no, it's not personal; just not the right fit / right time etc.
Companies that don't email me back? I keep a spreadsheet with their names. Companies that don't give me a quick no thanks email after a phone screen or test or in person interview? I actively share that blacklist with friends.
Edit: Also, companies that email me back promptly -- even if the answer is no -- go on my spreadsheet of companies to look at first next time I'm thinking about a new job. What I want is an employer that treats people with respect, even when they can't be forced to do so or have no investment in that person.