I've been job hunting for three months now with hardly any responses so far. I finally found a role that I'm really interested in and applied a week ago. Is it a bad idea to find the recruiter and send a quick note to check in? I don't want to seem pushy or desperate, but I also don't want my application to be ignored. Has anyone had luck with a quick follow-up?

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What’s it going to hurt? As long as you aren’t pushy in the message, I don’t think it’ll be an issue. Worst-case scenario, it goes ignored, which is what would happen anyway.

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(sorry it won't let me comment to the post, directly) Follow-ups (reasonable ones - a week is perfect) often set candidates out from the rest of the bunch. Most people don't and you always should when job hunting. Don't apologize for bothering them. Appreciate their time. In your brief note, you could say something to the effect of, "Good Afternoon _____, I submitted my resume on ___ . I'm very interested in the _____ (position/role ....be specific as to what you applied for so they don't have to hunt for you. If emailing, include that info in the Subject line) and wanted to follow up to see if there is any further information I can provide to strengthen myself as a candidate for this role. Thank you very much for your time and I hope to hear from you soon."

No harm to it. Send the email. The worst they can do is either blow you off (happens often) or tell you there's no update. Following up after a week isn't pushy at all. Go for it.

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