Anyone still applying for jobs? COA clerk here. Started two months ago; had a bunch of bites last month, and then suddenly radio silence. Its brutal. Especially since my term will end this fall.

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I've just been completely ghosted for the most part! Two firms got back to me and said they weren't hiring post-clerks for the fall, but otherwise, total silence.

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Spoke to someone on Friday who said that the job market right now is akin to job market in 2010/2011. So, not the absolute worst time to apply, but not great in the least.

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Was in your shoes last year. Ended up getting three offers in a span of a week in early May. Stay patient

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Right around now (I had applied to post-clerkship positions and gotten interviews but no offers prior to April, too).

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Yea it’s been crazy, I only got one interview. If I don’t get this one, I probably won’t start sending more apps out until June/July. Some firms won’t hire rn because they don’t know their needs for the fall and they’ll have a better idea in the summer

Good luck! And yeah that makes sense—one of the places I interviewed with told me to wait a few months. It looks like things are pretty bad right now.

What market are you applying in?

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