ordnance11 Wrote:Just out of curiosity..how many resumes do you send to get 1 job interivew? How many job interviews to get 1 job offer?In my case, I have submitted no less than 439 applications since September 2009 (as of Wednesday) As to how it is I have such a specific number, well, I save a text copy of every ad or listing I apply to, as it helps me keep from applying to the same job more than once, and lets me easily review what a job is about if they call back. Oh, and that's obviously not counting instances where HR folks and recruiters found my resume on one of the job boards and contacted me first. In the same period I had ... um, I think it's been five interviews, both face to face and on the phone. Which I think works out more or less to Spud's proportions. How many interviews to an offer? Have no idea yet. Back in 1989, when I last had to search for a job while unemployed, I think I had a really good ratio -- I was only unemployed for three months at that time, and I don't remember doing too many interviews before Touche Ross hired me -- maybe a half a dozen at the most. But that was 21 years ago. The entire market has changed since then.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.