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Originally Posted by Push-Pull
As far as the jobs, yeah, that's how it is now. I applied to several jobs in my area, and didn't get a lot (well, any) of call backs. It's funny how they want you to be on time, responsible, etc, but they think nothing of blowing off an applicant. I finally landed a good job at a box store by taking the bull by the horns and showing up in person at the employment agency that was handling their account. This was after submitting an application and hearing nothing back.
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Just as an aside here.... Yeah, they're not going to call unless they're interested. I work in HR at a small hospital - and we get dozens of resumes and applications every single day. If I called every person that applied, I wouldn't have time to do
anything else. We only call those that are a decent match for open positions. And if you aren't, you get filed until later openings which you *might* be a match for.
Also... you can call the next day, but that's really only appropriate if you're applying for an advertised opening. If you're doing an app "for anything available", there's no way they already looked at your resume the very next day. 3 days is a good standard, really. And don't be annoying. Calling once a week after that? Okay. Every other day? Not okay.
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As far as your MIL is concerned... talk to her now. You don't want misunderstandings and random resentments festering when you're going to marry her daughter. No, you're not marrying her, but believe me, you're going to have to deal with her. More than likely, the dog thing is either your fiancee complaining you don't take equal care of it, or your MIL looking for something wrong with you b/c she's stressed/nervous/etc about the wedding. Even the most sane of parents go batshit crazy during this stuff. So ask your fiancee flat out about the dog, and then talk to your MIL. Facing such things head on diffuses the situation - she'll have a harder time being resentful of you marrying her daughter (because you know she is... they all are if they're acting like this) if you act like the adult here.