I submitted an application form and I'm not sure what to do next. What do I do?
Overview
You submitted an application form and your homepage looks empty. That is normal. Your application now sits with the organization, and what happens next is their decision.
You will get a confirmation email from Vome telling you the form went through. All Vome notifications come from noreply@vomenotifications.com, so add it to your contacts if you would rather it did not land in spam. The organization can attach a note to that notification.
Some organizations have automations that move you forward the moment you submit. Others review applications by hand. Both are normal.
1. What can the organization assign me?
Three things, and you may get more than one:
| What you are assigned | What it means |
|---|---|
| An onboarding sequence | A set of steps to work through before you start, such as a waiver or a training session. |
| An opportunity | You are approved for the opportunity and can reserve its shifts, if the organization allows self-service reservations. |
| Specific shifts | The organization booked you onto particular shifts directly. They appear in your Schedule. |
Being assigned a shift also approves you for the opportunity it belongs to, so from then on you can view and reserve other shifts in that opportunity yourself.
A Vome notification tells you each time one of these happens.
2. What does my homepage look like while I wait?
If this is your first application and nothing has been assigned yet, your homepage looks like this. You are waiting on an administrator at the organization.
3. What changes once I am assigned something?
Assigned to an onboarding sequence. A sequence container appears on your homepage. Click View Steps to start.
Assigned to an opportunity. An opportunity container appears. Click Reserve Shifts to pick the shifts you plan to attend.
Assigned to specific shifts. They appear in the Schedule module. Click View Schedule at the top right of your homepage.
4. Can I look at the organization's other opportunities in the meantime?
Yes. Click View Portal at the top right of your homepage to reach their info page and browse Featured Opportunities.
Attention: some opportunities send you back to the same general application form you already submitted. Do not submit it a second time. A duplicate does not speed anything up and can confuse the organization's records. Ask an administrator to assign you to that opportunity directly instead.
Other opportunities have their own signup form. Those are safe to apply to.
5. I have not heard anything. What should I do?
Contact the organization directly. Vome does not process applications, cannot see where yours sits in their queue, and cannot approve one for you.
How long is reasonable depends on the organization. If you applied to a one-off event happening soon, follow up sooner.
Summary
- An empty homepage after applying is expected. You are waiting on the organization.
- Confirmation emails come from
noreply@vomenotifications.com. - You can be assigned a sequence, an opportunity, specific shifts, or a combination.
- Never submit the same general application form twice.
- Chasing an application means contacting the organization, not Vome.