Donna, I am sorry to hear that. And yes, people could at least send your CVs back. I am in a position to hire people (although we do not hire at the moment for economic problems) and you can easily get 100 applications. And I think you can first send the ones back that do not fulfill the requirements, then you can pick the ones for the interviews. I call everyone with whom I had an interview, even if I have to say no.

I hope that you find something soon- at the moment it's bad worldwide but things come and go in cycles.