Has anyone ever heard back after filling an online form to apply for a job? After moving to a new country where I didn't have a network, I looked online what companies are here and tried to apply to various. Most had some online system, a few just told you to send an email. The only responses I ever got were from companies where the job ad had the email address of someone whom I should send my CV to. Better, even, if it's a real person and not [email protected].

I think one of the ten "automated" companies sent an automated email after a year that I might want to check the site for new ads. Lol yeah sure I will, great success last time. They were the one where I had worked for before but in another country (and had multiple good references), and they couldn't be arsed to respond at all. Rot in hell.