Hi Anonymous,

writing after 1 week and half would be a bit pushy. I would consider the following options:

1. If you applied via a referral, you can ask your contact if they can connect with HR for an update
2. If you applied via website, I would wait at least 3 weeks, after that I would call HR to ask if they received the application (it would be too pushy to ask anything else). I did that for OW when I applied, contacting them 1 month after the application, and the HR manager looked at my CV while over the phone (it sounded like she never looked at it before) and organized a first round on the spot.

Hope this helps,

Francesco