61% of “Entry-Level” Jobs Require 3+ Years of Experience

Re:61% of “Entry-Level” Jobs Require 3+ Years of Experience by kushalc on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @08:47PM (#16703569)

We're actually hiring for no-experience positions too! (TBH, some of my best hires were no-experience, high-potential fresh grads who've turned into powerhouses.) I don't suppose you want to be a Marketing Assistant? ;)

To your specific Q, yes, it does vary dramatically by location and specialty. In fact, we did an analysis about exactly that a few months ago! Even for white-collar positions, it ranges from ~14 weeks (software engineers) to ~90 days (HR specialists) to >>90 days (mechanical engineers):

https://talent.works/blog/2017/09/22/how-long-does-it-take-t...

When you dig in, even specialties that take the same time have very different reasons. For instance, mechanical engineers see a pretty high interview callback rate to job applications, it's just that there aren't _enough_ mechanical engineer job openings out there! OTOH, there are tons of HR specialist job openings but you need to apply to a million jobs to even get one reply.

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Re:61% of “Entry-Level” Jobs Require 3+ Years of Experience by eitally on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @10:06PM (#16703998)

And those date ranges can vary wildly for extremely differing reasons. Especially for white collar jobs, you may have a negotiation period that last weeks-to-months, especially if you're currently employed while applying.

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Re:61% of “Entry-Level” Jobs Require 3+ Years of Experience by jlelonm on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @10:22PM (#16704060)

Oooh, what might those positions be? Also, is there a list of jobs available on your website somewhere? I couldn't find one.

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