• Pringles@sopuli.xyz
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    3 months ago

    Last time I applied for a job, I applied for 3 jobs, landed 2 interviews, got into the second round for both and took the one that matches the most with what I wanted and paid well.

    Applying to 100+ jobs just sounds like spray and pray. This was admittedly 6 years ago and not in the US, but still if you already have experience it shouldn’t be that hard.

    Also admittedly, for my first job I applied for 30+ positions, getting into the second round once. After that I took a break from applying because I wanted to study up on how to actually land a job. After reading about how to conduct yourself in a job interview, I applied again and landed the first job I applied to.

    All that to say that there is a certain skill required for applying and interviewing. Probably a hugely unpopular opinion here, but I stand by it.

    • hardcoreufo@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Once you have experience in a field you should have recruiters knocking down your door. At least thats my experience in a pretty niche industry.