How Many Times should I Call

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That's understandable to want to structure your life. Heck, that is what I went through for four years, never knowing if I could sign up for summer recreational activities due to contracts.

If I were you, I would limit my contact with the employer to two calls. One during the application process, so that you can tailor your cover letter to the resume. That is the time to ask one or two short but pertinent questions, and this shows that you are savvy and a keener. (It will also allow you to say, "Our earlier phone call really showed that this position would be a great fit," or something like that). That phone call might even indicate to you, "this company is not such a great fit right now, so I shouldn't apply!" The other a follow a week later to indicate your interest in the position.

That is just my opinion.

Tina

(P.S.) my longest hiring period for me as a job candidate was when applying to work at the Government of Canada. Eight months after it was posted, I had to pass a written test. Then do an interview. Then have each of my references screened, all of which took 45 minutes each. Then, a year after the initial posting, the job got canned! So I was back to square one.

When I was little, I used to get upset at every unexpected situation. I started working through all the permutations of expected outcomes in my head so that I wouldn't get surprised. It's actually helped me in the work that I do now (creating models to forecast the future!). Eventually I hit on two insights that now make it a lot easier to deal with people and also surprises: 1) people typically aren't thinking about me, just like I'm not thinking about people (instead they are thinking about their own self interest), 2) physical phenomena and people are predictable in aggregate but unpredictable in isolation. Over time I learned that I couldn't possibly predict every single outcome and instead had to 'deal with it'. Hence rather than focusing on how I would respond to every single outcome, I started thinking about how I would deal with unexpected situations. Now I have fairly resilient coping mechanisms (albeit not perfect) whenever there is uncertainty and surprises. I hope this makes sense.

Ok so here is a update: its been two weeks since I turned in application: in a nut shell people who work there told me sometimes those who apply have to do call for an interview instead of waiting for management to do so. I called once last week now I am just about ready to call again, to reiterate its been two weeks..should I call again.

I think it is safe to do. Once a week is fine.

Good luck!! Hope it goes your way!

thanks

Ok so I called again today, same thing happened, someonelse picked up and said: " we will call the selected candidates, I will transfer you to the voicemail" never once have actually spoken to the guy. They still have the for hire sign up in the store. Could it be I am the only one who has applied? Are they just waiting for more applications? I don't understand why calling once a week isn't getting anywhere since my friend got the job there and explained that is how it is sometimes done. I am 99% sure he wasn't misleading me(given a 1% margin of probable error lol). They had one vacancy for another branch which migh have been filled. I don't get it, I should at least have been granted an audience with the wizard of oz by now.

Mitrovah,

you have done your best. Now, it is up to them!

In the meantime, scout out other jobs and try to get other interviews lined up so that you will not have to feel that that job is the make or break thing.