Human Resources Question

[Longhornliz]

I just got an automatic email from a third party applicant managment site saying the position for which I had applied was closed. Should I take this to mean they filled the job, or that they are no longer accepting applicants?

 

[Ladskater]

Does not mean that the position is filled, just that the competition is now closed. These things are always time sensitive.

 

[Longhornliz]

When I first read the email, my immediate reaction is that they had filled the job. But I would be shocked that I didnt get at least a phone interview because I had been referred by an employee for the position. Puzzling that is for sure.

Sigh.

 

[IndieBoi]

Those HR people always do whatever they want. One of my best friends is in HR for a major Canadian bank and they'd still post vacancies even when they already know who's gonna get the job internally.

 

[Mathman]

Can't hurt to call the prospective employer (not the third party, who is probably a computer anyway) and ask. Express ineterest in the job. Make sure you're on the short list for the next one that comes along.