Now we just need a resource about which companies will ghost you at some point in the process.
I can take being rejected. Disappearing into the night is so disrespectful.
I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
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Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#122Great article. Well done. Have you considered adding an RSS feed for your content?
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#123I appreciate this guy taking the time to test this stuff out, but... 2.5 minutes per application seems really reasonable and short? Even the Post Office application that took 10 minutes seems fine. I get that you might have to apply to a lot of different jobs, but at that rate in 2-3 hours of focused work, you could apply to nearly a hundred different jobs. The fact that it's that easy to apply belies the tone the ar…
> 2.5 minutes per application seems really reasonable and short? That's what I thought as well. I suppose 2.5 minutes feels incredibly long if you're spending your day watching 10 second reels on TikTok and Instagram.
it's long if you don't have the connections to get a job through your network and need to sort of spray and pray to even get to a recruiter screen
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#124Great article. Well done. Have you considered adding an RSS feed for your content?
thanks! I have not but will def consider it
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#125It'll be much more interesting to know how long the "behavior assessment" that you get sent immediately after applying. Having just attended one mind numbing assessment from Citibank, which took more than an hour
I remember doing these at Blackrock and JP Morgan. Talk about tedious...
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#126It's been a decade ago, but I remember the nightmare of using Taleo to apply for a job. I always thought I could write something better in about a week.
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#127I appreciate this guy taking the time to test this stuff out, but... 2.5 minutes per application seems really reasonable and short? Even the Post Office application that took 10 minutes seems fine. I get that you might have to apply to a lot of different jobs, but at that rate in 2-3 hours of focused work, you could apply to nearly a hundred different jobs. The fact that it's that easy to apply belies the tone the ar…
When I apply for a job it takes me at least an hour if not more. I adopt my resumé, write the motivation letter. If I spend less then 15 minutes it means I'm doing it as a requirement from the social benefits agency, for a job that I don't want.
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#128I appreciate this guy taking the time to test this stuff out, but... 2.5 minutes per application seems really reasonable and short? Even the Post Office application that took 10 minutes seems fine. I get that you might have to apply to a lot of different jobs, but at that rate in 2-3 hours of focused work, you could apply to nearly a hundred different jobs. The fact that it's that easy to apply belies the tone the ar…
2.5 is fine, but 10 feels incredibly long when half the time companies don't even both emailing back a rejection. Gives the thought "since they probably won't even see it, why don't I skip the 10 and apply to 4 2.5s?".
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
you generally apply to several jobs across several companies even with referral. based on my experience its > 5 mins most of the time.
That still doesn't seem like very much time to me. Job hunting involves hours and hours of interviews; five minutes of paperwork is negligible by comparison, right? Are people mass-spamming applications or something?
If I was getting hours and hours of interviews, an hour of paperwork would be trivial.
When 2/3 companies don't even bother sending a rejection email, I tend to not bother doing the 20 minute job applications.
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
We hire on Freelancer sites quite a bit and have noticed that about 50%-80% of applicants now very obviously use ChatGPT or equivalent to apply. Now suddenly every person magically has 8 years experience in a weird esoteric requirement that we're looking for. They are currently very easy to spot and the applications go directly into the trash, so the freelancers aren't doing themselves any favors using them. It is in…
Suppose you could have some fun putting made up technology honeypots in there to weed them out.
I once applied to a job that had recommended experience in applied sitting algorithms. I asked the recruiter WTF sitting algorithms are and she told me it was just a test, and it's surprising how many candidates will say that they've studied sitting algorithms. It works!