Question for agency recruiters. Say you post a job and a few hours later it says 100 people have applied. Generally, what percentage of those people are even remotely qualified for the position vs. people who just apply to any job whether they have anything close to relevant experience or not?

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Not a recruiter, but if you’re talking about LinkedIn I always heard that the “100 applicants” are actually just how many people viewed the job listing.

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This is correct. Don't let it deter you.

Not very many. Typically 10% of applicants are qualified, especially the first few days after it’s posted.

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Agree at or under 10% depending on the level and prescriptiveness of hiring team.

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I just had like 50 people applied and got only 1 qualified candidate

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Normally, very low but depends on discipline, job level and requirements. In a normal market ~ 5% but in this market, with so many people being laid off (every day a new lay off), there’s an abundance of qualified candidates applying to posted roles.

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