My personal record is over 12 years.

I applied for some temp work, doing building work (among other things). At the time I was at university, so wanted to make money in my time off. I never heard back from that particular agency, and wrote it off as a bust.

Cut to a decade after finishing uni. I get a random call, to see if I am available. I'm now a veteran freelancer, in a highly specialist field, so I'm used to being cold called with work offers. It quickly becomes apparent that they are not talking about my field however.

I eventually got enough info out of them to realise where the info must have come from. Even funnier was how annoyed she was that I hadn't made them aware I was no longer available! I don't know which is more impressive/disturbing, that they kept my application for that long, or that they were so short handed that they managed to get that deep into the pile of old applications!

for my current job it took 4 months between my application and the phone call telling me I've been accepted, but then they wanted me to start next week lmao

I spent months searching then accepted a job and moved to another state. 3 months after starting new job, a company I really liked asked me to come interview. I laughed and told them if they wanted me they shouldn’t have waited 7 fucking months to reply.

They see us like cattle.

My personal record was 9 years. I had actually accepted different job with the company and they moved me across the country. I left for a role with another org after 5 years or so. A couple years later they reached out to offer me an entry level position.

I still get emails from jobs boards I put my resume up on like 10 years ago. Sorry, no I’m not interested in your part time or entry level position anymore.

When I hear back from a recruiter, and they sound desperate, and I've already moved on with my life and gotten much better work than a recruiter could possible give me, and I get to sit down, take a deep, cleansing breath, and write them a very long-winded and formal rejection letter.

Honestly, this baffles me. I work in K12 as a CTO, and when hiring techs or network admins, I always let applicants know during the interview when I will make the hiring decision, and they will receive an official letter of regret if they are not hired. I always keep resumes on file, as you never know if other opportunities come up. Why would any organization want to burn bridges with potential hires?

Maybe it’s just me being Gen X, but not hearing one way or the other would prompt me to pick up the phone, and at the very least check back to ask if they’ve made a decision after a week (maybe two) if I’ve interviewed…

This hits hard for me. The survey is the first thing I've heard from them. I keep a tracker of places I've applied to and when, and note when I get rejected or called for any interview. I still have applications open from a year ago.

Yesterday I got an "application experience" survey from a company I applied to last October. When they asked me "is there anything else you'd like to share" I told them that they need to get a little more disciplined about following up with candidates.

So frustrating.

Young Charles made me think of this Simpsons quote. Those purebred royals, man.

I love it when they get pissed at you like you are wasting their time. Fuck off Susan its been 4 years.

Personal record is 2 and a half years

I applied for a job at a restaurant at 16 (literally days after my birthday) and the phone call they gave me basically boiled down to "if you can get here in the next hour you have the job"

I was desperate so I accepted. I worked there for 3 miserable years before quitting.

I'm still getting replies from recruiters addressed to a name that I haven't used in years.

When I was 20yo I applied to work at my local Mac reseller. The owner kept me on a line for so long that I turned 21 and got a part time gig at a liquor store. We were putting up shelves (new store) and receiving shipments when he called and asked if I was ready to work for him. I told him he was too late.

I'm grateful that it worked out that way because my life is pretty great and I wonder what series of different events would have occurred had he hired me. I bet I wouldn't have got off my ass and moved to the coast as quickly as I did. All kinds of opportunities might have been missed.

Last year I got a reply like three weeks after I'd applied, offering an interview for a job below the one I'd applied for (which I already had experience in). I got sarcastic and they replied in a huff.

We've been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty

Where is his jaw?