Got some advice from a recruiter I thought I’d share. She said that as long as you apply for jobs within a reasonable timeframe, don’t worry about the hundreds of applicants in LinkedIn. Lots of them are from people that don’t even live in the country, or are grossly under qualified, or are missing some qualifications. So apply anyway.

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That's always been my philosophy, glad to hear it seconded from someone who actually knows that side of things. I figured the numbers were either inaccurate or the result of tons of bot applications. The only time I'll forgo applying to a role I'm interested in is when it's been up for > 2 months.

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What is a reasonable timeframe though?

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A lot of people use the spray and pray method, which means most of those applications are either very terribly written, or from unqualified candidates. Always put your application in because you just never know.

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