My quick searches about that topic seem to suggest following up 1-2 weeks later if no timeline is given or after any timeline has expired. That sounds like the advice I’ve been told by my parents when I was job hunting as well.
However, that person sounds like a person who is sick of drowning in useless applicants. That is not a feeling I have gotten from either Eliezer or Anna. So I would go with 1-2 weeks from the evidence I’ve seen so far.
Any idea when you will be choosing candidates? How long should an applicant wait before assuming they were not accepted?
We’ll be sending out responses in the coming week; mostly requests for people to try particular sample work tasks.
My quick searches about that topic seem to suggest following up 1-2 weeks later if no timeline is given or after any timeline has expired. That sounds like the advice I’ve been told by my parents when I was job hunting as well.
Here are some of the links I found:
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2012/01/23/how-to-follow-up-on-your-job-application http://www.resumeservice.com/thejobbored/ask-brian-how-long-should-i-wait-to-hear-back-some-rules_489/
If you want a sample of the opposite view, here is someone saying “Never ask for followup unless you have already been interviewed.” http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2011/03/when-should-you-follow-up-after-submitting-job-application.html
However, that person sounds like a person who is sick of drowning in useless applicants. That is not a feeling I have gotten from either Eliezer or Anna. So I would go with 1-2 weeks from the evidence I’ve seen so far.