May 04, 2006
Never EVER!!!
Just in case you thought that I forgot I'm unemployed....no. No I haven't.
I've been postin away. AND getting responses.
The funniest (at least to me) was the letter waiting for me when I got back from Austin.
I had applied for a Marketing position (entry level) with a FoodService company in the area. Folks - if you read my resume and see my skills, I coulda done that job. Easy. I just never had a job title that said MARKETING. It was always just a part of what I did in sales.
Anyway - let me share a part of that letter with you.
Tammi,
We recieved your resume bla bla bla bla.
After reviewing you skills and qualifications and comparing them with our needs we have decided we will never ever call you for an interview. (emphasis mine)
I cracked up. Seriously - food and beverage companies are known for being "Title Snobs". If you didn't have the title before than OBVIOUSLY you are too stupid to do the job. So I wasn't terribly surprised at the rejection.
What cracked me up was the way she put it. Never Ever. Hehehe. I'm thinkin' she's new to the HR position. Ahhh well....she'll learn. Oh yes she will.
Other than that I've been posting like a crazy woman. No new interviews scheduled.
And I'll just keep pluggin' away. I just thought I better let y'all know where things stand with all that.
Posted by Tammi at May 4, 2006 10:02 AM | TrackBackI think I'd call her and ask her "what about my resume stands out as the reason why you stated that you would never ever interview me because I'm trying to improve my resume and do not wish to have the same response from someone else. Thank you."
Posted by: oddybobo at May 4, 2006 10:31 AMWhat a freaking bitch, and since they very specifically told you that they would never, ever call you I would write back a nasty assed letter using the f word, the c word and the b word.
Hey, it's not like you would ever be employed there.
Posted by: Quality Weenie at May 4, 2006 11:34 AMSomebody should have told her with her people skills they will never ever hire her to work in HR.....
Posted by: Carmen at May 4, 2006 12:34 PMWow! Call her back and tell her that she has to hire you because you're a black female -- and Contagion said so.
Posted by: Ogre at May 4, 2006 12:58 PMOh wait -- that wasn't the letter you sent out the day after you ran out of toilet paper, was it?
Posted by: Ogre at May 4, 2006 12:59 PMNever ever?? Holy crap. That would have pissed me off, frankly. Just goes to show that you are a nicer person than I am...
Posted by: Richmond at May 4, 2006 01:30 PMRichmond's right, you ARE nice, because I would have been on the phone with my verbal flamethrower over something like that. Or asked to speak to her boss. Maybe even sent some Black Arts nastiness in her direction.
Posted by: Raging Mom at May 4, 2006 03:07 PM"Never ever?" She actually wrote that? WTF? That's not just a rejection, that's a calculated insult. What a bee-yotch. If it's any consolation to you, HR people with attitudes like that are usually among the first to get shot when an employee goes postal.
Posted by: NE at May 4, 2006 04:54 PMWhat a crab...that's the nicest way to put it.
Hang in there, lovely lady. The tide will turn. I just know it.
Bless you!
; )
Posted by: Christina at May 4, 2006 08:54 PMHoly Shit! I have my stunned face on!
Posted by: Bou at May 4, 2006 08:56 PMum... i would copy the letter and send a letter to the president of the company. "i received your letter and am wondering what it is about me that made you decide that you would never ever hire me."
Posted by: sarahk at May 5, 2006 07:52 AM