WHERE DO YOU STAND IN THE HUNT?

Back in the day, we dealt with the PD and then in the 80's, we began to deal with managers in the job search grind. Some companies and stations will bring in consultants, OM's, VP/Programming, PD's and MM's from sister stations to aid in the filling of what little positions there are. How many of these searches are real and how many are just courtesy calls to talk to a few people for prospective EEO points?

Watch when All Access posts an ad and how through time the ad will change. They begin looking for this, than that, then something else. Due to budgetary constraints, limited vision and an all around ignorance for the future of the radio station, many quality candidates who are still full of piss and vinegar are being ignored. Stations rarely let candidates know where they stand in the hunt for the job. There is some kind of fear that goes along with this. We can't let them know, because if we don't hire them and we told them we liked them or they were a good fit, they will sue us. 

Stace Karge 

i've gotten 2...but i will say this...had a lovely email from a pd awhile back, just letting me know he had received my demo, and would know within a week if i was being considered...honestly, i appreciated (and told him this) very much...we're all swamped...but when you're on the beach, any considerate act becomes enormous. :)

Jay R Gonzalez 

Out of 100 jobs I've applied for I've only received 3 HR forms all from CC...only 10 emails saying they received my package and they would be in contact three phone interviews, only heard back from 2 saying the filled the position and one saying they hired from within and the rest saying I was overqualified. How can you make a decision I amoverqualified based on my resume? No one takes the time to talk and find out what I am willing to accept as a financial agreement. I do my homework before I even apply as to what the basic cost of living expenses will be before I apply, and if I am applying to any market, doesn't that indicate to you that I know more or less what the market value for the position I am applying for is? Why not take a veteran like myself who has passion for this industry, knows what it takes to win, all the experience and positions I have held and use it to their advantage? I don't get it! 

Don Hallett 

99% of the positions I have applied for have not resulted in a request to complete an HR application. Probably 75% of the time after I have had an initial interview for a job has there been a follow-up email or phone call when the position has been filled and I have been passed over.