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Honestly, when I was looking- I didn’t even count. When I had the energy, I was push them out.
I don’t have a carefree approach because when you’re applying to a lot of jobs, it’s an additional job to track them. I basically scheduled my days/ week on applying for jobs and the rest of my daily tasks. I was unemployed (full time) for 5 months and then landed two jobs (I was OE for a bit). One role I applied on their website, I located them through indeed and the other was on their website, I located them through LinkedIn. My current role I applied via their website and located them via LinkedIn. I’ve landed jobs through easy/ quick apply before, so I use all methods. I frequent indeed because it is still the number one job board. I’ve also noticed that roles are parsed from the ATS to their website quicker than to LinkedIns website. I still utilize zip recruiter, monster and career builder as well. For my previous two roles, I landed one in June and one in July. My new role, I landed in early august and started in September.
The first two weeks I put in as many as I had time to "customize" my resume, were a good fit, and I knew were good companies. I made sure to go directly to company site, apply for jobs i was at least 80% qualified, and use like keywords in my resume. For example if the ad requested Microsoft Office skills I changed Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. to read Microsoft Office. Most days that was three resumes. I saved the career job search link in a document. I saved a copy of the ad, added a date, etc. This helped me avoid re-applying. The third week I was less selective on companies and had my pattern down. I used the job alerts I sat up the first week to go to hiring companies and had a decent list of companies on my daily job search. I reached out to former coworkers and let it be known that i was looking. I noticed a pattern in when companies posted jobs and by the fourth week could have been more efficient in my search but had second interviews lined up. I think one day on my second week I found 10 jobs to apply for that I was qualified and wanted. That was one day and a virtual job fair. By late week 3 I had enough requests for interviews I backed off and expanded my spreadsheet to compare all benefits (salary, PTO, holidays, medical, work environment, drive time, desire etc). I printed off the job ad, wrote notes on it, printed off extra resumes, bought some plain folders with pockets. I went to the job with the folder, a pen, extra resumes. After/during each interview I made notes. Stored any handouts I was given. Thankfully I never had to job search during December early January. I feel that would have added more days to the search. Who you know will get you a job the quickest. Reach out to contacts. Let them know you are looking for "specific type of job". They will let you know of anything closely related. I got the third job I applied and the second interviewed with. For the next six months I received calls. Several were.. you applied for job A but we filled it but now have job B.
Yes am satisfied
A lot, as much as I can, that can be number between 20 up to 100 a day, depends how many postings I that I could fit I find.
It’s not always possible to find 100 roles on a single platform, but I expand my search beyond LinkedIn. I also check job boards like Indeed and Glassdoor, and sometimes even browse companies’ career pages directly. It’s all about casting a wider net to discover more opportunities!
Rising Star
It depended on how many new jobs I found that matched my background. I likely averaged about 10 a week.
Here are few tips which I follow
I use simplify jobs chrome extensions, it will autofill my applications.
I open multiple chrome tabs may be 25, while one page is loading, I switch tabs and again come back .
I will only apply jobs which are posted within 7 days back
I have a pre written message stored as email signature with one click I will be able to have whole email using it.
Chrome autofill settings need to be updated
Other useful chrome extensions
Skrapp email finder .clearbit connect F1 visa hire
> I will only apply jobs which are posted within 7 days back
That could be a mistake on your part. I'm extra interested in jobs (contracts in my case) which have been open quite a while, and especially those for the same role that is being re-advertised, because they could be finding it hard to fill.
Of course, it could also be that they are being ultra finnicky in fitting candidates to the requirements, or they are just a sluggish company. But it's worth trying an application
I say I would average 15-40 a day. Wide spread I know, due to letting certain platforms rest and rotate. I am currently on 6 job boards/platforms for job hunting. For the year for 2024, I have changed my resume 3 times, applied to 2376 jobs, received 3 1st stage interviews, 1 2nd stage interview, and nothing more. 20 years of IT experience, 2 tours in the army overseas, and just to get paid even within range of median market value.... I am so over it.
Short of the service, I'm in the same boat. Rolled off a project that "wasn't going anywhere" but the contract was moved to another agency and I've not had anything serious in 2 years now.. I haven't seen it this bad since the .com crash in the early 00s
Depends entirely on the applications that I see on a specific day. And if I find a posting that matches my skills I go on apply...BOOM!
Job hunting is somewhere between a full and part time job itself. Both times I was laid off after age 50, I sent out over 100 job applications over a few months. But my field is fairly small and ageist. Sending out resumes “blind” can work, but I would use that to fill time between working your contacts - previous coworkers, previous managers, school friends, etc. From my graduate school office mate, I have gotten an internal transfer when my job was going ways, a job offer I declined for personal reasons, and a job offer I accepted. If you are still working or have other responsibilities, I would focus on finding and applying to jobs within a day or two of them being posted. Just skip the older postings if you have time issues. Most companies stop looking at new resumes once they have picked their 3-5 candidates for detailed interviews. And most companies offer the job to one of those 3-5. If their top candidate declines, they might offer to the second candidate, but job applications get stale. People are no longer available. They may start all over.
I am a user experience designer, also known as a product designer. It took me 3 months to find a new job at age 50, and 6 months at age 55. I am 60 now and think if I were laid off again I would just have to retire. It is rare anyone is hired from outside who is much older than 40. Most of the people ai work with are young enough to be my children.
No less than 25 per day, 7 days a week. I have an Excel spreadsheet of each company and position and pay range so there are no duplicates.
Having a file - is a good approach. I do the same.
That’s impressive dedication, sending out 25 applications daily!!!
What fields do you track in your Excel spreadsheet besides the company, position, and pay range?
How many jobs do you apply to that actually exist
When in full search mode, 2-3 per day.
I try to average 10 a day. I give myself a 4 day workweek when I’m applying to jobs heavily. On weekends, I save jobs until Monday morning.
Everything that matches my skill set.
About 3-15
I say over 100 because every since 10-15-24,all this time I still haven't been hired after a few interviews, what am I doing wrong?? I'm being patient but I never been out of a job dat long
100 is overwhelming but you are not alone. I'd suggest this
1. Note down all jobs you applied. flag them if you don't get a response (or rejection email) within 2 months. They are likely ghost jobs and is not worth applying for them in the future.
2. Network with people - Please don't send random invites in LinkedIn but attend events to connect with people. You can use their referrals to put you top of the list. I hate this approach but unfortunately a lot are forced to do this today,
If you are on a work visa, chances are even more less to make it to interviews since most companies stopped accepting h1b nowadays, 2 is your option.
If I'm still employed probably 5-10 a day. If I'm unemployed I'd shoot for however many you can accomplish in 6-8 hours.
I started with about 10 or 11. Now that I have the juggle interviews, reply with details of previous experiences, etc, and that many of the job offers are the ones I already applied, I can barely handle 4 or 5.
Yes, each resume submission should be *highly customized. I transitioned from being a full stack developer to being the network infrastructure engineer.
A wise man once said “'nsanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Think about it and good luck. Oh and I initially paid Cisco to take my first round of CCNA back then so acquiring that knowledge kept me busy.
Enlightened
When I was actively applying. Around 4 or 5. But only 1 or 2 were actively detailed and input ones I could find. 2 - 4 were just, toss resume into their website fill the areas. Be done.
39
not 40, not 35
39 😂👌