I've been applying for about six weeks now, and I can't tell if the job market is just slow right now or if my applications are the problem. My LinkedIn posts and profile are getting decent views and I'm showing up in searches, but I'm barely getting interview requests. Is there a way to tell the difference? I don't want to keep doing the same thing if my resume or approach is what's holding me back, but I also don't want to obsess if this is just what it's like out there right now.

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Based on how bad I hear the job market currently is, 6 weeks is nothing. I've heard about people searching for 6-24 months

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Experiencing the same. Lots of linked in traffic, little to no responses

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I have not had much luck applying on LinkedIn. Maybe one interview so far. The one that I have a better luck is a referral through my network. Might want to try that instead

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There have been people looking for a new role for 3-6 months or longer, and have not had much luck. It's just the way the job market is right now

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Could be your resume. I was actively job searching March/April. Had a few offers to choose from. Takes about 1-3 weeks to hear from a company if you apply online without referral. Most companies move quickly if they are actually hiring.

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I never apply through LinkedIn. I go directly to the company’s website and apply through their career site.

With the way the job market is right now, 6 weeks is nothing. Wait about 6 months!

I am currently employed and I have been passively looking for a couple months now with very little response back from anyone.

Same experience here. Just got a form rejection letter from a job I applied to May 7th today (June 30th) feels very slow

i keep getting responses like, although your resume is impressive we are going in a different direction. What does that actually mean... a polite way of saying no we don't want you

I am currently going through the same thing. I’ve been on the hunt since early April. The average to getting something new is 6-8 months and that’s IF you are lucky.

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