This is a review for all job applicants who carefully craft their resumes and cover letters to prospective employers and hear…crickets chirping. When a company actively solicits prospects and posts an open position, they should have the common courtesy to reply back to those who respond, whether they are proceeding with their application or not. If a candidate is not right for the advertised position, it takes mere seconds to copy and paste a stock message. I have received some rejection letters that left me with quite a positive impression of a company, which is what businesses should strive for across the board. There are also automated services that can at least take care of acknowledgement of receipt if nothing else. This is a common tactic from small startups to large corporations who have anywhere from a hundred to a thousand applicants, so there is no justification for any business to not be able to respond to resume submissions. That message can include a catch-all such as, “Due to such a high volume of response, we will not be able to personally contact all job applicants. If you do not receive further communication within XXXX time, please know that we value your submission, but you have not been chosen to proceed further.” Having said all of that, it has been fairly rare for me to encounter no reply at all after a job application. InGenius Prep frankly surprised me. I applied for an Interview with InGenius Prep as an Admissions Counselor on January 11. The job post asked that resumes be sent directly to the CEO. To me, it was a sign that he wanted to personally and carefully select the best fit for his team. As a CEO holds various other duties, I figured that it would take at least a few weeks to hear anything back (although I admit I did expect an automatic acknowledgement of application receipt). After 2.5 weeks, I reached out to reiterate my strong interest in the position. It’s been over a month later and I’ve acknowledged that silence is the only response I’ll be receiving. It’s disappointing because InGenius Prep’s business relies heavily on communication. The information on their company website implies that they hold human interaction to a high standard, which is what particularly drew me to them. Unfortunately that just doesn’t seem like a consistently held belief.

Asked me about my previous experience working with an admissions advising company in Beijing. Ultimately they wanted someone who could work in one of their satellite offices and I made it pretty clear I wasn't willing to relocate.