text: i've sent off my resume, what should i do now? ok, so i just got laid off and i'm looking for a job online.  i've sent my resume to many different companies and i wanna stand out from the (im guessing hundreds) of other applicants trying to get the same job.  what should i do now?  anyone try anything that works? about a week after you send out your resume you can call the hr department to confirm that it was received. hopefully you'll get called for an interview.  one thing that really does make an impact is to send a thank you note to the people who interviewed you following the interview. not everyone takes the time to do this and i have seen it make a difference. it worked on me once or twice when i was in the position to hire someone.