It might help you understand why if you take a look under the hood of the recruiting machine. Recruiting procedures vary from company to company and from recruiter to recruiter. For example, not all members' resumes are read immediately by people. Some are fed directly into an HRIS applicant tracking system or database for recruiters to search at a later time. So, it would take some effort for a hiring company to miss a member's profile.
Members can be sure that everyone's profile is being read.
Still, you want to make sure you're being fairly considered. Maybe, maybe not. Some say follow up The majority of recruiters and former recruiters we contacted advise job candidates to follow up with most employers. Calif. Your follow-up can actually help get you noticed. One day makes you look desperate.