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Hiring freeze on a job?



Has anybody experience a hiring freeze before? I went to a job interview about six months ago. They told me that they liked me a lot and we got into having an interview with the supervisor i was working for and the hiring manager on the same day. They even discussed benefits, salary and where I would be working in the building. After that, they said they were going to give me an offer letter in two weeks.

After one week, the manager said he sent my offer letter to his manager for review. But another week went by and then they said they are stuck in a hiring freeze. I’ve been emailing and getting in touch with them once every three weeks for the past 5 months to see if the hiring freeze has been lifted, but they keep telling me that it is still in effect and told me to hang on and thanked me for being patient.

Do you guys believe I still have a chance for this position? It’s with a large software company. I was so sure that I had the job, that I didn’t look for another job that time (my fault).

How do you enter international phone numbers into online resumes?



For example, I’m trying to put down one of my international references on Careerhub.com and the problem is that I can’t enter in the entire phone number or else it won’t let me submit the form because the format does not match the U.S. phone number format. I tried emailing them, but they haven’t given me a reply and I can’t wait that long. Is it ok just to put down similar numbers starting with the country code and hopefully they would call me for the real number? I don’t know what to do….

What do this means in terms of emailing my resume and their required format?



MS Word document, specifically with the .doc extension?

I’m suppose to email my resume to a potential employer and I’m sorry however I don’t understand what they mean by specifically with the .doc extension. If you can shed some light on this I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance……

When emailing a resume and cover letter, what should I put in the actual email itself?



In other words, what wording or phrases should be in the body of the email? Should I remain as ultra-professional as my cover letter (ie. Dear Ms. Brown:) or is business casual acceptable (Ms. Brown,)? Or even casual yet professional (Kathy,). The below is what I normally put in the email, but I am just not sure. Any ideas? How long/short should it be? What should be included? What should be left out?

Dear Hiring Manager (if name is unknown, otherwise Dear Ms. Brown):

The following attachment is for the Administrative opportunity at your company. I have over five years of experience and am anxious to hear more about your organization! I appreciate your consideration, and hope I have the opportunity to speak with you further. Thank you.

My Name
My Phone
My Email
I really want to make the email itself stand out and POP. Otherwise, they may delete and not read it at all. I live in Michigan and the job market is aggressive and tough. There are more people needing jobs than we have jobs available. Recruiters are getting thousands and thousands of resumes for maybe only one position. I want them to be interested enough to want to open my attachment.

Is emailing a resume to an employer enough to apply for a job?



Should I include a cover letter?
Or call to indicate that I am applying?
Once I email is it just a matter of waiting for an interview?

Is emailing okay or should I have called?



I was hired for a job but backed out because I got another. I email the person to let her know. She is offended because I didn’t call? What do you think? Was an email enough?

To be honest, I didn’t want to call because I was afraid she would be mad at me but I had another job offer and it was better. This job to do for her is housekeeping; the other is an office job that pays alot more.

I emailed her as fast as I can. What do you think?

When emailing a potential employer, what do I put as the subject line, and can the body be the cover letter?



I am emailing an employer about an Administrative Assistant position offered on their website, and wanted to know what do I write in the subject line. Is: re:Administrative Assistant fine or should I put something else like Part-Time Administrative Assistant Position etc?

also, is it okay for the body of the email to be my cover letter, and just attach the resume?