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I am a 21 year old guy in my senior year of college as an IT major and I live in New Jersey. Last night, I applied to some sales job in Grand Junction, CO on Indeed and I instantly got rejected when talking to someone from the place on the phone.
A woman called me wanting to explain the opportunity, but the first thing she said to me is, "I see you have a NJ address on your resume." I tell her yes and then she tells me that she is hiring someone to start within the next two days and I told her I have school. Then she tells me the usual employer garbage, "I will hold on to your resume until more opportunities come up." She even said to me, "How am I supposed to interview you if you are in NJ and we are in CO?" So that obviously means, she wants to hire somebody right away and that also means the company will not pay for flights for interviews. And I was dumb I should have asked if they offer Skype interviews, but they wanted to hire immediately anyway.
What should I do? Put a fake address on my resume pretending I live in a different part of the state I am applying to?
If I decide to apply to the Bay Area in CA, I can always use my grandparents' address since they live in the Bay Area.
Let's assume you had listed a Colorado address on your resume. How, exactly, would your phone conversation with HR for the sales position have gone differently?
Let's assume you had listed a Colorado address on your resume. How, exactly, would your phone conversation with HR for the sales position have gone differently?
Well I could have put a Colorado address and I could have said I went to school in NJ and maybe they would have been all excited to interview me, but the issue is I am still in school. They want to hire immediately. I'd wait until January time to find jobs that are guaranteed to start the positions in May/June/July time.
Well I could have put a Colorado address and I could have said I went to school in NJ and maybe they would have been all excited to interview me, but the issue is I am still in school. They want to hire immediately. I'd wait until January time to find jobs that are guaranteed to start the positions in May/June/July time.
In other words, it would not have helped you in any way..
^^ Yes. From what I've read, more people are sometimes suggesting no address. I've seen a resume that had no address, and noticed it was missing. I thought, um, that's interesting.
Some leave it off for privacy reasons.
Other leave it off for the reason the OP might.....they're in one state and are looking for jobs afar off.
But savvy HR/hiring people also now that people who are not local might do that. So they might suspect you're out of state anyway.
To the OP, sure, I suppose you can look for jobs that you know you can't even take until may or June.
I have no idea -- realistically -- how many potential employers/HR/hiring people would consider you anyway if you can't start until May -- 8 months from now.
I'd suggest you just save your time. And not start searching until at least January...and even more practically -- March.
In other words, it would not have helped you in any way..
Right. Not only were you unavailable to start work in 2 days geographically, but you were also unavailable to start (assuming full time) because of other commitments (school). And you are complaining about her? No interview method they chose would have magically teleported you to CO, CA, or anywhere other than NJ. Nor would it complete your degree in 2 days. It would be a waste of their time. What exactly is the problem here OP?
Last edited by Parnassia; 09-22-2019 at 05:03 PM..
Some people think having no address on a resume is the way to go. I see their point.
Some people provide their phone and email info, not a physical address.
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