If Your Application Letter and Résumé Fail to Bring a Response

question 31

Multiple Choice

If your application letter and résumé fail to bring a response within a week or so after the position close date,

• A) call the highest-ranking employee at the company and complain that you are being mistreated.
• B) follow up by email or telephone.
• C) cross this particular job possibility off your list.
• D) send another copy of your application letter and résumé.
• E) assume that the employer has offered the job to someone else.

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