I applied for a tutoring position...

[passionformed]

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...and afterward I emailed the interviewer saying "thank you, and I hope to hear from you soon."

But...I got no reply! Is that bad? Was it a mistake to say "I hope to hear from you soon" ?

Thanks.

 

[Donald Juan]

 

[prado]

When you say "I hope to hear from you soon." It implies that the next response you receive from them will be something of substance related to the task at hand.

tldr; You need to relax!

 

[Doctor Strange]

Lol.

I don't understand how people can be this paranoid.

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[passionformed]

Lol.

I don't understand how people can be this paranoid.

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To be honest, there are some English phrases that I'm not too familiar with (if that makes any sense). I feel sometimes what I say is not right, or has different implications from those that I intend.

 

[IniestaDeMiVida]

...and afterward I emailed the interviewer saying "thank you, and I hope to hear from you soon."

But...I got no reply! Is that bad? Was it a mistake to say "I hope to hear from you soon" ?

Thanks.

That wasn't the mistake.

First of all, hiring is a long process, most of which does not deal with you. If they were interested in hiring you, they would be processing paperwork behind the scenes and have nothing to tell you.

Second, if they didn't want to hire you, you would probably hear from them.

Thirdly, saying "I hope to hear from you soon" is never the wrong thing to say when inquiring about jobs.


Finally... CALM DOWN.

 

[chemsmith]

dude, tutoring sucks

 

[IniestaDeMiVida]

dude, tutoring sucks

I tutored. I got to keep my skills sharp and I picked me own schedule. So easy. Usually, it's also one of the better paying student jobs with a flexible schedule.

 

[CyberMaxx]

Don't worry OP, I end a lot of professional emails with "thank you, I hope to hear from you soon" or some variation of that phrase. If you don't hear anything ever, then that means they don't want to hire you. But what could they really email back "your welcome, you'll hear from us shortly" 🙂 You'll be fine

 

[Dmr6186]

...and afterward I emailed the interviewer saying "thank you, and I hope to hear from you soon."

But...I got no reply! Is that bad? Was it a mistake to say "I hope to hear from you soon" ?

Thanks.

Be patient. Be cool.

 

[circulus vitios]

dude, tutoring sucks

I was going to tutor at my school...until I saw it was $7.50/hour, maximum of 16 hours a week.

 

[preMedDonut]

Hey guys I didn't want to post another thread on tutoring so I'm gonna stick my question in here since the OP pretty much got his answer. MY answer: I wouldn't worry about it.

Now my question: I am volunteering for an Adult Literacy here in my town. Basically adults that can't read and need help attaining a GED and such. Is that a good volunteer option or should it be more children based?

 

[mcloaf]

Hey guys I didn't want to post another thread on tutoring so I'm gonna stick my question in here since the OP pretty much got his answer. MY answer: I wouldn't worry about it.

Now my question: I am volunteering for an Adult Literacy here in my town. Basically adults that can't read and need help attaining a GED and such. Is that a good volunteer option or should it be more children based?

Why would it matter at all if it's for adults or children?

 

[prado]

Hey guys I didn't want to post another thread on tutoring so I'm gonna stick my question in here since the OP pretty much got his answer. MY answer: I wouldn't worry about it.

Now my question: I am volunteering for an Adult Literacy here in my town. Basically adults that can't read and need help attaining a GED and such. Is that a good volunteer option or should it be more children based?

Why does it matter if they are children instead of adults?

 

[UTKpreMD]

I work for my school doing supplemental instruction for $9 an hour but offer private tutoring for $20 an hour. It definitely adds up. You will be fine as long as you're worth the money to the people you tutor and they keep hiring you.

 

[preMedDonut]

Why does it matter if they are children instead of adults?

Hey that's my question, haha. I didn't know if ADCOMs recommended one way or the other.

 

[prado]

Hey that's my question, haha. I didn't know if ADCOMs recommended one way or the other.

Patients gonna patient.

As long as you're helping out those in need, their age is irrelevant.

 

[medicalpassion]

I don't blame you for asking this question.

First of all, not everyone speaks English as their first language so it's important to not be close-minded.
Second of all, I've recently been a little hesitant to use "hear from you soon". It's not something I lose sleep over but I often take an extra second to think about it before sending out an e-mail because saying "soon" could imply that you are rushing them for a response. I've started saying "I hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience" as an alternate 🙂

 

[passionformed]

I don't blame you for asking this question.

First of all, not everyone speaks English as their first language so it's important to not be close-minded.
Second of all, I've recently been a little hesitant to use "hear from you soon". It's not something I lose sleep over but I often take an extra second to think about it before sending out an e-mail because saying "soon" could imply that you are rushing them for a response. I've started saying "I hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience" as an alternate 🙂

Thank you for actually understanding.

I do well in English classes, but when it comes to the simple, everyday language I get a little stumped.

 

[Ohyeah]

I don't blame you for asking this question.

First of all, not everyone speaks English as their first language so it's important to not be close-minded.
Second of all, I've recently been a little hesitant to use "hear from you soon". It's not something I lose sleep over but I often take an extra second to think about it before sending out an e-mail because saying "soon" could imply that you are rushing them for a response. I've started saying "I hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience" as an alternate 🙂

"At your earliest convenience" is a great suggestion, thanks for that.

And I agree, too many people demonize others for asking "stupid" questions. IMO it's stupid not to get advice when you can. If something is weighing on someone's mind enough for them to articulate a post, you should at least be respectful if you can't be helpful.

This is also a public site. For every OP asking a question, there are several visitors wondering the same thing.

You're falling for a classic psychological trap if you allow your anonymity to be the end of your basic humanity.

 

[passionformed]

"At your earliest convenience" is a great suggestion, thanks for that.

And I agree, too many people demonize others for asking "stupid" questions. IMO it's stupid not to get advice when you can. If something is weighing on someone's mind enough for them to articulate a post, you should at least be respectful if you can't be helpful.

This is also a public site. For every OP asking a question, there are several visitors wondering the same thing.

You're falling for a classic psychological trap if you allow your anonymity to be the end of your basic humanity.

Wow. Exceptionally well said.