Ask HN: What do I do about this internship?

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Post by zitterbewegung » Wed, Feb 03, 2010, 7:50 PM UTC

Here is the deal. Last week I applied for an internship and now they don't seem to be returning my calls or my emails. I don't understand what is happening now. Here are the emails I got from them.

I'm interested in your Chicago Internship. Here is my resume. Thank you for your time. On news.yc i'm zitterbewegung I believe i messaged you before. resume-v2.pdf 72K View Download Reply Forward

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XXXXXXX ✆ to me show details Jan 31 (3 days ago) Hey, Joshua. Thanks for writing!

I've forwarded your resume, and you should hear from us shortly. Feel free to bug us if you don't.

I have bothered them by calling them on the phone and emailing them but I haven't heard anything back? What do I do now?

Here is my resume

http://bit.ly/resume-jh

Re: Ask HN: What do I do about this internship?

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Post by Travis » Wed, Feb 03, 2010, 8:37 PM UTC

Well, you can either keep bugging them to no end, or you can wait for a week or so then politely bug them again.

Remember, this company has a million other things to do besides hire you. So while it's the most important thing to you, the reality is that it's probably lower on the importance ladder than lots of other tasks.

Ping, wait, ping again. AND, if you never hear from them, is a company that rude really one you want to work for?

Re: Ask HN: What do I do about this internship?

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Post by jpt » Wed, Feb 03, 2010, 11:14 PM UTC

Not trying to be a dick, but make sure you proofread and have someone else proofread your documents before they're sent out.

Errors tend to stick out, like conference in this case.

Anyways, be patient and persistent, and good luck!