Job Application Advice (1 Viewer)

[Gator Shawn]

I work for a very large company with many business units. I want to move out of my current business unit as it's heading towards a dead end. I have 14 years with the company. We use a number annual review system in which I've been a 1 or a 2+ going back 12 years. This equates to top 5-10% of the workers and the reviews are a combination of job performance as well as "sphere of influence" and overall value to the organization. Typically 1 and 2+ performers in my area are people whose work touches a large number of accounts. However, I'm one of a few people who manage to achieve these levels despite being anchored on 1 large account at a time. All of this is just to say that internally there is a excellent documented track record of my achievements that I had hoped would make it very easy for me to move to another area into a new job with the same company. It seems to me that that history and track record would eliminate most of the risk associated with finding candidates off the street.

As I am finding out, the size of our company and the way internal job postings are done, it's really not that much different from posting on monster.com. It's been almost 17 years since I've really "hunted" for a new job. With the help of some good friends and advisors, I've put together a solid base resume so I feel like I'm positioned to really start looking.

Anyway, I did find one internal job posting that I was very interested in. I reached out to the hiring manager and we had a good conversation about the job and my qualifications. It wasn't an interview officially, but it sure felt like it. He urged me to formally apply, which I did. That was two weeks ago. The positions are still open, which is good, but I'm wondering what I should do next. I did thank him for the opportunity to speak about the position and the usually "please don't hesitate to contact me if I can answer any questions..." stuff.

I'm very interested in this position. It aligns perfectly with my educational background and the work is in an area I'm trying to transition to. What is the next move? Sit back and wait? 

 

[Steve Tasker]

Considering it's an internal position and this hiring manager presumably knows a bunch of the same people you do, I'd probably let it go.  You gave it your all in a sit-down, you applied.  If he wants you and the pieces are in place, he knows where to find you.  Anything more and I think it comes off as a little desperate.

If this were an external position, I might have a different answer.

Just my two cents.

 

[Gator Shawn]

Considering it's an internal position and this hiring manager presumably knows a bunch of the same people you do, I'd probably let it go.  You gave it your all in a sit-down, you applied.  If he wants you and the pieces are in place, he knows where to find you.  Anything more and I think it comes off as a little desperate.

If this were an external position, I might have a different answer.

Just my two cents.

Thanks. To be clear, this is a huge company and the job is in a different division. It's improbable that he knows anyone I work with. I'm not sure that changes anything.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Email or call the guy, tell him you applied two weeks ago and just wanted to follow up as you are very interested in the role and wanted to know if you were still being considered for it.  

A lot of companies, especially large ones, are still finalizing 2016 budgets.  That could easily be the reason for no action if he doesn't have formal budget approval for the hire.

 

[Gator Shawn]

Well, I did follow up briefly and got a response. Interestingly, I also got a response from a second posting I had applied for only a few minutes later. Both were positive.