Total noob here at applying for new jobs, what have you all experienced in terms of hearing back from applications? 1 week?

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Anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months.

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Well god damn

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2 weeks to never

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If you're talking about applying via a job site or the like, sometime between 2 weeks and never.

As a creative, your best bet is to reach out to agencies / in-house places directly. Connect with a CD or senior creative. Introduce yourself to the creative manager or recruiter.

And, if you're above junior, work with a headhunter.

You can apply on Linkedin or directly on their site, but none of that will work as often (or as quickly) as directly connecting.

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100% this. Applying on the website almost never works vs talking directly to an in-house recruiter or cd.

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I've heard back within 1-2 business days. This was last month and I'm already a couple weeks into my new job

Most of the time I never hear back

I’m job searching with a partner. We’ve been hearing back within a few days for some places. Within a week for others. Only 2 weeks into job searching. It just depends on the place I think.

Longest was 6 months. Shortest was 1 day.

Via recruiters: 1-2 days for initial steer
Direct engagement: up to a week
Via an application system: 2-3 weeks or never

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