Don’t be afraid to follow up on your resume submission
When a company posts a position online or in the classified ads they are probably going to get a lot of response to the ad. Your resume might get lost in the pile. Don’t be afraid to pick up the phone, ask for the contact person listed in the ad, and inquire if he/she received your resume. If they say they’ve had too many submissions to go through them all, or if they can’t find yours ask for his/her direct email address or fax number and get another copy of your resume in front of them that day. Often the resumes will go to a general email address for resume submissions and not directly to a person. Asking for his/her direct email address will help to make sure you get your resume in front of the person who needs to review it. If they tell you to send it over again, do that, and follow up again later the next day to see if they received it. There’s a fine line between being persistent and being a pest. Persistence can be a good quality in a potential new employee. Just make sure you don’t become a pest as you follow up with the potential employer!