Saul: Privileged Position/Poor Attitude
38th in a series on how men and women in the Bible deal with waiting, disappointment and unemployment Saul: Privileged Position/Poor Attitude Reflections on 1 Samuel 13:1-15 I submitted my resume with a carefully crafted cover letter on Monday and I waited. Did they receive it? I got no response. When should I follow up? Is a phone call appropriate? What about an email? Do I know anyone within the company that could casually go by the HR office and inquire for me? This is what the job seeker goes through every time they apply for a job. At Career Prospectors, a Richmond-based job-seeking organization, we give all kinds of helpful advice in answer to the above questions. Answers that come from HR professionals and others who have done hiring for a living. When the position doesn’t materialize we may blame ourselves for following up too quickly or not soon enough. Maybe my resume was too long or the wrong format. We might blame othe