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E-mails and Referrals

by Bike Grrrl

Mar 26, 2018

I got this e-mail today:

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THIS IS A SYSTEM GENERATED MESSAGE; PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL.

Dear BIKE GRRRL,

This is to notify you that you were not selected for the position(s) of 0333 Secondary Physics at EJ King E/HS under Referral Number: 18MAR7XHE6500PA515199. Please be advised that you will continue to receive consideration for vacancies for which you qualify in your geographical location preferences.

Thank you,

Staffing Branch

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Okay, so I don't have Japan chosen as one of my countries and I never got a referral e-mail about this position. I'm really worried that when the real referral comes I won't get it!

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someday That email looks like they are saying you aren't qualified in physics? Did they reevaluate it? Weird although I have no clue about how they operate.

Mar 26, 2018

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someday oops I hit the button to soon. Maybe it is saying because you didn't choose that geographical area you aren't being considered.

Mar 26, 2018

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haha It sometimes happens that lists get pulled in error or they change the certs they are looking for before they ever interview people (for example, it seems strange to me that EJ King, a relatively small school would need a teacher to teach nothing but Physics all day, every day). I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Mar 26, 2018

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IsItFriday? There are a lot of different things going on here, some of them slightly contrdictory.

1. Congratulations! You made the referral list for a teaching vacancy in a location not on your list of geographical preferences. This is completely normal.

2. In theory HR makes referral lists of candidates with that geographical preference. T...See MoreThere are a lot of different things going on here, some of them slightly contrdictory.

1. Congratulations! You made the referral list for a teaching vacancy in a location not on your list of geographical preferences. This is completely normal.

2. In theory HR makes referral lists of candidates with that geographical preference. They have "thousands" of candidates to choose from, right? The reality is different. When is comes to the specific vacancies that HR has to actually fill, then there may only be a handful of qualified candidates.

3. HR neglected to tell you that you made the list. And you didn't make the cut for an interview for a position that you never asked for. Again, this is completely normal. At least you got the referral email. Many candidates never get anything. And some candidates never hear anything until a principal calls them with no notice asking if they want to interview.

4, None of the above should have any effect on you or your application. In fact the referral email should serve to reassure you that your application registered correctly and that your name pops up appropriately when you qualify for a vacancy.

5. It is extremely unlikely that the position is actually a 100% Physics position. This position is actually a mixed position and the candidate will have multiple preps. The exact combination will depend on the principal who is actually looking for a candidate with multiple certs. HR and Principals, for their own reasons, often only list the cert that is their real concern, in this case Physics. This little detail can be easily glossed over during the interview (either by accident or on purpose), and on arrival new hires may be surprised to discover that the actual position might only be 20% or 40% Physics.

Why can't the Principals and HR be a little more transparent and informative about the positions? I don't know.

And why can't HR get all the little pieces to click together properly so that referral notifications are sent out before interview requests, and that interview requests are always sent out by email, and then that there is follow up as in the OP email? Again, I don't know.

Mar 28, 2018

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