To Email or not to Email
 

Hi all,

Hubby applied for a job and the manager emailed to say he was very interested in him and that he was aware of the LMO process. He said he had passed on hubbys info to the HR department and they would be in touch with us and the LMO people. This was 3 weeks ago and we've heard nothing since.

Soooooooooo should hubby email him or phone him and ask what the situation is or do we let it lie for fear of pissing him off and having him think he's being pestered.

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Wouldnt hurt to drop an email and enquire. It shows hes still interested, and email is easy to ignore if the boss has changed his mind.

Put a read receipt on it...

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Well that's what I think Iaink but hubby is thinking don't torture the man or he'll get pissed off.

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After 3 weeks, a friendly email poke should be fine. Not sure why he thinks it would piss the guy off though.

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El_Richo he thinks we should leave it another while as the LMO process takes a while and also the job wasn't advertised when hubby applied. We have noticed since ,that they have advertised 2 posts and they run until the end of August. We know that an employer has to prove advertising as part of the LMO process so hubby is assuming this is why it's taking more time.

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So he's been interviewed and they confirmed he has the job pending LMO?

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Not interviewed as such, it was more a conversation over the phone.

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Then he should follow up with an email just to keep in the loop, in my opinion. Especially in the situation this appears to be.

An offer to pop out to meet people could be helpful if finances allow. Consider it a speculation.

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If he doesnt have an offer in writing, then its not worth the paper its printed on. I wouldnt be making any plans until you have that and the LMO/ TWP are well in progress.

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I would definately do what El Richo says.

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I think you need to email him 100%.

What if?

The guy you spoke to told his bigger boss or joint partner and they decided not to hire as its a hassle gettin an lmo.

So they did not contact you and instead put an add out to find a new guy/gal.

Email with a read reply should do it.

Call their bluff and say you visiting rellies and could pop in, in sept. Then book a trip quick if you get a positive reply.

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An e-mail is unlikely to hurt. Don't hold your breath waiting for a reply. Job hunting is a waiting game in North America, often littered with disappointment.

Saying you are coming over may get you a meeting, but unlikely to change any decision already made or speed up any process. Making up stories as has been suggested is pointless, you get found out and maybe goodbye job possibilities.

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Not sure i'd use that one. No need to lie just yet.

In this situation, i do think an offer to head out could be helpful. A simple message telling them that you are excited about the opportunity and would be very interested in travelling to meet with them to discuss further. Also a note saying you're happy to talk further via phone if needed.

Either way, your husband does need to make contact, in my opinion.

Play it cool Trig, play it cool.

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I would say not to do this. It really pisses me off when people ask for read receipts etc as it's just an underhand way of getting me to reply because they expect the email to be ignored. Admittedly, I do ignore them, and have told outlook to not send read receipts if they are requested.

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+1

Don't do that.

I haven't had one for a long time now though but i recall (maybe incorrectly) you have the option to send the receipt or not upon reading the email.