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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I worked at my old company on average for every hundred Resumes HR would phone screen 10 then we bring in 3-4 and interview and hire one.

Statistically you had a 1 percent chance when you apply.

Hence the term Rage Applying. You splatter then out to first make it through Applicant Tracking System, then pre screening call.

I applied 500 jobs in my last big job search, interviewed 30-40 companies and got two job offers. [/quote]

I’m curious about this scattershot approach. Were there 500 jobs you were qualified for, that interested you, in your preferred location and desired salary range? Or did you apply to everything? I’d imagine the odds are way lower this way than a more targeted search. Is it really just a numbers game?[/quote]

OP here.  I guess I could see 500 depending on situation.  For me, I’m looking to move to another country but I’m not picky where within the country so I see 1-2 interesting jobs for my skillset posted on indeed every day.  I don’t have the energy for that rate though; I’m doing more like 2-3 a week.  And I think I’m going to take March off applications to do my taxes and focus on interviews (I had a third company call to do a phone screen today).  I think the desire to move might be an issue though; I wonder how many of my instant rejections came from someone looking at my US address and assuming I wouldn’t move.[/quote]

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