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Re:Ask HN: Is the Job Market Still Tough for You? by PrimaryAlibi on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @02:44PM (#40148047)
You only send 1 application per month? I've read it's normal to send over 60 applications before you get a job. Are you sure there are no more websites you can use to look for more job ads? I also read that more than 70% of job hires happen on LinkedIn.
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Re:Ask HN: Is the Job Market Still Tough for You? by muzani on Thursday April 25, 2024 @03:50AM (#40154672)
I'd have to do a few a day. Especially if they're cold, via job sites and such.

I think the LinkedIn stats match up with my experience too -- if you exclude referrals. I think 90%+ of our hires were via referral. The rest were mostly LinkedIn.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the Job Market Still Tough for You? by potta_coffee on Thursday April 25, 2024 @12:51PM (#40159905)
In 2017 I put in 200 applications to get a single job in the span of about 2 months.
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