Applying for Two Different Types of Jobs at the Same Company
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Does applying to two different kinds of jobs at one company lower your chances of getting either one?
Here’s the next question. Does applying to two different jobs at one company significantly lower your chance of getting each one? Now, I’m going to continue on here. I’m interested in two different areas and they outline the two different groups.
Would it be a bad idea to apply to both of these positions at one company? How does the process usually work with processing applications? Would it be going through the same recruiter? So, without outlining the specific jobs, I’d simply start off by answering the question as to whether or not it reduces your chances with the answer. Well, it depends. Now, I interviewed someone on Job Search Radio not long ago who was a corporate HR recruiter and he commented that the applicant tracking systems are now set up to recognize people who are frequent appliers.
So, in his case, which was a medical facility in the mid-atlantic states, often they get applications from people from multiple positions and they’re not really qualified for them. So, the system starts to block them for the simple reason that they’re just nothing more than a spammer to them. So, yes, you could say they may hit on one of them but they’re not paying attention.
They just want to work at this company and they don’t really care what the impact is on the person who’s reading their resume. They just want to work for the company and that isn’t what firms are looking for. They’re looking for people to fill individual jobs.
So, multiple submissions can have an adverse impact unless you’re going directly to hiring managers. So, if you’re applying through the applicant tracking system, you’re starting to lower your value because in this particular case, a person was applying for two different types of roles. Although they may have two different recruiters, the system that they’re applying through is going to note that they’ve applied through their system for two different types of position.
They’re going to look at the resume and say, okay, this is the same person and they don’t really fit either of these roles or they fit this role. Why did they apply for this one? Let’s get rid of it. Or they may just simply say spammer or they may just simply look at both and go, huh, and get rid of you.
So, it can have an adverse impact. It can have a neutral impact at worst, I’m sorry, at best. It can have a negative impact at worst because, again, here are the scenarios.
Huh? Okay. Let’s take him for this one and reject her for that the other one. Trying to be general neutral there.
Or they can go, this is a spammer and there’s no situation where they’re going to go, fabulous! We got their application or their resume for two different jobs. Yeah! And, again, the probability is two different recruiters are coordinating it. So, there’s going to be internal friction.
So, they may have to figure out who’s going to be the primary interviewer, who’s going to be the secondary. And remember, the corporate recruiters are now being evaluated based upon outcomes, as well. So, it’s not just simply you getting hired, which I know is all you care about, but for them, they’ve got metrics they have to live up to and you could be wasting someone’s time that could be better served elsewhere.
So, continuing on, how does the process usually work with processing applications? Would it be going through the same recruiter and address that? The fact that you’re submitting to two different groups turns you into an amateur. And, as an amateur, you’re sending a signal to the employer that you don’t really have a career yet, that you’re trying to sort it out. After all, you can be interested in one area or the other.
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And the fact that you’re leaving it to the winds, to the ether, to sort it out for you, am I lucky enough to get this one or do I have to stick in the old paradigm, you know, sends messages to employers. Even if it’s the old paradigm, they say to themselves, okay, she’s looking for something completely different than what she’s what she’s doing now. They’re not going to be . . . she’s not going to be happy in this old job.
See where I’m going from here? It’s more complicated than just simply is it going to the same recruiter. It’s the impact of the message that that recruiter is left to interpret and left to their own devices. Here’s what what recruiters do.
They pause. They leave the window open. They go to something else.
They don’t call because they’re still processing this, processing these conflicting messages that you’re sending. Usually, when they pause, they hesitate for lengthy periods of time. When they hesitate for lengthy periods of time, they re-review the resume.
They don’t act on it and, ultimately, they reject. Can it turn out differently? Absolutely! How will it probably turn out? Not so good for you. You’re better off zeroing in on one thing that you want, period, one thing that you want at a particular firm and going from there.
Take care!
Career Coach Office Hours: April 23 2024
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.
You will find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at JobSearch.Community
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter
Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at www.TheBigGameHunter.us.
A Great Indeed.com Resume Hack
He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with over 3000 episodes over 13+ years.
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Here’s the next question. Does applying to two different jobs at one company significantly lower your chance of getting each one? Now, I’m going to continue on here. I’m interested in two different areas and they outline the two different groups.
Would it be a bad idea to apply to both of these positions at one company? How does the process usually work with processing applications? Would it be going through the same recruiter? So, without outlining the specific jobs, I’d simply start off by answering the question as to whether or not it reduces your chances with the answer. Well, it depends. Now, I interviewed someone on Job Search Radio not long ago who was a corporate HR recruiter and he commented that the applicant tracking systems are now set up to recognize people who are frequent appliers.
So, in his case, which was a medical facility in the mid-atlantic states, often they get applications from people from multiple positions and they’re not really qualified for them. So, the system starts to block them for the simple reason that they’re just nothing more than a spammer to them. So, yes, you could say they may hit on one of them but they’re not paying attention.
They just want to work at this company and they don’t really care what the impact is on the person who’s reading their resume. They just want to work for the company and that isn’t what firms are looking for. They’re looking for people to fill individual jobs.
So, multiple submissions can have an adverse impact unless you’re going directly to hiring managers. So, if you’re applying through the applicant tracking system, you’re starting to lower your value because in this particular case, a person was applying for two different types of roles. Although they may have two different recruiters, the system that they’re applying through is going to note that they’ve applied through their system for two different types of position.
They’re going to look at the resume and say, okay, this is the same person and they don’t really fit either of these roles or they fit this role. Why did they apply for this one? Let’s get rid of it. Or they may just simply say spammer or they may just simply look at both and go, huh, and get rid of you.
So, it can have an adverse impact. It can have a neutral impact at worst, I’m sorry, at best. It can have a negative impact at worst because, again, here are the scenarios.
Huh? Okay. Let’s take him for this one and reject her for that the other one. Trying to be general neutral there.
Or they can go, this is a spammer and there’s no situation where they’re going to go, fabulous! We got their application or their resume for two different jobs. Yeah! And, again, the probability is two different recruiters are coordinating it. So, there’s going to be internal friction.
So, they may have to figure out who’s going to be the primary interviewer, who’s going to be the secondary. And remember, the corporate recruiters are now being evaluated based upon outcomes, as well. So, it’s not just simply you getting hired, which I know is all you care about, but for them, they’ve got metrics they have to live up to and you could be wasting someone’s time that could be better served elsewhere.
So, continuing on, how does the process usually work with processing applications? Would it be going through the same recruiter and address that? The fact that you’re submitting to two different groups turns you into an amateur. And, as an amateur, you’re sending a signal to the employer that you don’t really have a career yet, that you’re trying to sort it out. After all, you can be interested in one area or the other.
And the fact that you’re leaving it to the winds, to the ether, to sort it out for you, am I lucky enough to get this one or do I have to stick in the old paradigm, you know, sends messages to employers. Even if it’s the old paradigm, they say to themselves, okay, she’s looking for something completely different than what she’s what she’s doing now. They’re not going to be . . . she’s not going to be happy in this old job.
See where I’m going from here? It’s more complicated than just simply is it going to the same recruiter. It’s the impact of the message that that recruiter is left to interpret and left to their own devices. Here’s what what recruiters do.
They pause. They leave the window open. They go to something else.
They don’t call because they’re still processing this, processing these conflicting messages that you’re sending. Usually, when they pause, they hesitate for lengthy periods of time. When they hesitate for lengthy periods of time, they re-review the resume.
They don’t act on it and, ultimately, they reject. Can it turn out differently? Absolutely! How will it probably turn out? Not so good for you. You’re better off zeroing in on one thing that you want, period, one thing that you want at a particular firm and going from there.
Take care!
Career Coach Office Hours: April 23 2024
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS job search coaching and career advice globally because he makes job search and succeeding in your career easier.
You will find great info and job search coaching to help with your job search at JobSearch.Community
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter
Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about one-on-one or group coaching during your job search at www.TheBigGameHunter.us.
A Great Indeed.com Resume Hack
He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with over 3000 episodes over 13+ years.
We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to www.TheBigGameHunter.us and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to www.TheBigGameHunter.us makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay. Please contact us to negotiate the use of our content as training data.
