just applied for my ideal job...now what?

I do my dream job now, though the freelance opprotunities are thin sometimes. Yyuck.

if i hear about this job at all it probably won't be until the end of next month anyway, so on with the waiting game

and cheers all, jel i thought you worked for West London Tourist Board?

In the meantime I totally feel for you; this summer I applied several times for a couple of jobs that struck me as ideal, and never heard from either employer.
:^P

Here's hoping your your application is more successful than mine have been!

in my recent experience you will hear nothing. ever. 8(

last time, about 4 years ago, i went on an interview. interviewer wasn't wearing shoes or socks, rest of staff i saw were sat there complaining about the heat. but was great work and nicely situated. was meeting up with friends that night, some pub in camden near the camden falcon, JtN was there. was rambling about job and how good it was and how i'd never get it, 15 people interviewed for 3 places etc. anyway, got the job, spent 3 great years there (4th year it went to shit but hey...).

unfortunately it's not 1999 any more.

andy

if you don't hear from them within a week, you should definitely call/e-mail/fax and inquire.

good luck!!!

Go for it. They won't know your application from the proverbial Adam's if you don't draw some attention to it.

The other thing about looking for the ideal job is: apply directly to a company you want to work for even though they may not have any openings at the time and follow up like mad so you'll be in their heads. By the time an opening does come up, they may think of you. Because when a position is posted online, the opening has already been lurking around for a long time.

*keeps everything crossed*

Last job I had an interview for was by phone only. I'd made it to the last 18 applicants but they asked me questions like 'what is the keyboard shortcut for...' for software i know really well...except for bloody keyboard shortcuts i never use. naturally i didn't get the job even though everything else had gone really well. what annoys me the most is that when you get rejected and then try to ask them where you went wrong they just ignore you completely (though in this case i guess it was obvious where i went wrong)

i can confirm that they are clearly ignoring the arse off this little law

-- Archel

Time Bastard Out certainly didn't. I mean it was writing about shopping in London, duh. More fool them.

Although Steve I got the M!xmag job straight out of college and pretty much straight off the dancefloor at Gatecrasher (please don't take the piss), so at the time it really was my dream job. Apparently my old journalism teachers are still using me as an example of dream jobs actually happening.

i may have another freelance gig at least, and another couple of good-sounding jobs to go for

Good luck and cross your fingers for me, too!

*sniff*