I am truly sorry to hear about your current situation. Everybody that does apply is supposed to get a response from my team, to acknowledge their application. Obviously I have feedback now that this hasn’t happened and I can address that. There is one exception though, if you used the Seek application form we would not respond as the instructions on our ads state explicitly not to, and that there is only one method to apply. For now I will assume you applied via our recruiting site, and find out why you haven’t had a response.

Unfortunately when we get a large number of applications we have to choose people who we believe are the right ones to fit the position advertised, and recently our PHP roles have required a certain set of skills. We have recruited well based around that. Ther were obviously better suited applicants to our needs.

I appreciate your frankness in responding this way, and feel for you – not that that really means much to you under so much pressure. I wish that our ability to offer you a job existed. That said though, I will happily meet and discuss how I might be able to help in case I know anyone that could help you out. That has to be the least I can do. Probably not enough, but I won’t ignore a plea for assistance.

If you want to catch up and discuss then please respond to this and I will organise a time for you to drop in and and coffee to see if I can offer assistance.

D

I did, however, submit a job application for a PHP developer a while ago – based on the recommendation of Linda from Body Perceptions @ Spring Hill – and have heard nothing, not even a thanks for applying. Now, some months later, my wife and I look likely to lose our house (albeit a comfortable townhouse in Toowong, but stil our house and home) and perhaps even my car – yes, a four-wheel drive that is the only way of life I’ve known, apart from computing.

I’ve got two years ASP in Visual Basic, I’ve also managed Microsoft’s CMS on a Windows Server 2003 platform, I’m an IT Trainer and I’ve been around the computer and telecommunications game since Windows 3.11 For Workgroups and OS/2 were GEE WHIZ things (Showing my age a bit, I know…) , but decided that a particular project warranted PHP & MySQL. I had wanted to learn PHP & MySQL for a while and I thought that I needed a new skill to re-enter the workforce. And, so, I applied to your company.

Now I am caught between the too skillful and the not able to prove that I’m skillful enough. If only someone – such as yourself – took a brave stance and said to themselves “I might take a quick look at what this bloke has done for his four-wheel drive club” I might have a shot at saving my home, my car, and maybe even my marriage & sanity along the way.

If one wants to their bit.