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I just made a spreadsheet I added to over time to track this type of stuff for myself. It is interesting to see the process in a graph [0]. Would be really inte

by css 8y ago

I just made a spreadsheet I added to over time to track this type of stuff for myself. It is interesting to see the process in a graph [0]. Would be really interesting to see this data aggregated for industries or specific positions. [0] https://i.imgur.com/NnzXT6K.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NnzXT6K.jpg

duiker101 8y ago
Wow that's a lot of applications. I am actually shocked. How come? Are you not getting the jobs or are you striving for the perfect position? Were all those applications hand crafter for each position?
- junkie12 8y ago
  They might have attended a dev bootcamp. The one I went to required you send out 20-30 applications a week until you got a job.
  - css 8y ago
    Answered in my other comment.
- css 8y ago
  This was for my first job out of college. I just chalked it up to only having three internships and no real work experience. For jobs I found especially interesting I would adjust resume headings and the contents of my cover letter. The financial analyst market in LA is quite saturated, evidently, and people would rather hire MBAs with no experience than undergrads. The other problem was that many firms' HR departments do not understand the difference between "financial analyst" and "accountant," which is significant. Most of the interviews came from younger tech firms, which were more lenient (and also willing to hire less experienced individuals due to budget constraints).
- ryanklee 8y ago
  His numbers track closely to mine when I had only an unrelated career behind me. 300~ applications. ~25 actual rejections. ~15 phone interviews. ~5 onsites. ~1 accepted. It felt both necessary and successful, considering the junior dev market is flooded and treacherous.
  - ryandrake 8y ago
    Your numbers and css’s Numbers line up pretty closely to my last job hunt, and I’m fairly senior. Around 150-200 applications, 10% communicated rejection, 5% phone screen, the rest no reply. Seems about right.
  - ghaff 8y ago
    Rather different role at a different time but my early job applications were largely spray and pray. (Though I dd get my second full-time job out of grad school through an on-campus interview.) Since then though, it's been basically through specific personal connections with essentially no applications as such.
  - kanyethegreat 8y ago
    I think those numbers are pretty standard for a junior dev role. So many new grads competing for those jobs.
  - docker_up 8y ago
    When I last applied for jobs, I had ~20 years experience. I was 8 for 10 after the phone screen, and 4 offers out of 8 onsites. I didn't apply to a single company, I just responded to recruiters reaching out for me, and I arranged all my phone screens and onsites within a 6 week window. I'm planning on changing jobs next June, so I already have about 5 recruiters ready to contact me around April of 2019.
ohsik 8y ago
Believe me I've done that too :)
fudged71 8y ago
The graph is interesting, sure. Is it useful? Did you learn anything about your process that you used to improve?
Corrado 8y ago
I ended up creating a "Find a Job" board in Trello. It works pretty well but it's hard to get data out of it. How long did I take to get a job? How many interviews did I have? What was the average time between submitting an application and getting contacted by the company?

by css 8y ago

duiker101 8y ago

Wow that's a lot of applications. I am actually shocked. How come? Are you not getting the jobs or are you striving for the perfect position? Were all those applications hand crafter for each position?

junkie12 8y ago
They might have attended a dev bootcamp. The one I went to required you send out 20-30 applications a week until you got a job.
- css 8y ago
  Answered in my other comment.
css 8y ago
This was for my first job out of college. I just chalked it up to only having three internships and no real work experience. For jobs I found especially interesting I would adjust resume headings and the contents of my cover letter. The financial analyst market in LA is quite saturated, evidently, and people would rather hire MBAs with no experience than undergrads. The other problem was that many firms' HR departments do not understand the difference between "financial analyst" and "accountant," which is significant. Most of the interviews came from younger tech firms, which were more lenient (and also willing to hire less experienced individuals due to budget constraints).
ryanklee 8y ago
His numbers track closely to mine when I had only an unrelated career behind me. 300~ applications. ~25 actual rejections. ~15 phone interviews. ~5 onsites. ~1 accepted. It felt both necessary and successful, considering the junior dev market is flooded and treacherous.
- ryandrake 8y ago
  Your numbers and css’s Numbers line up pretty closely to my last job hunt, and I’m fairly senior. Around 150-200 applications, 10% communicated rejection, 5% phone screen, the rest no reply. Seems about right.
- ghaff 8y ago
  Rather different role at a different time but my early job applications were largely spray and pray. (Though I dd get my second full-time job out of grad school through an on-campus interview.) Since then though, it's been basically through specific personal connections with essentially no applications as such.
- kanyethegreat 8y ago
  I think those numbers are pretty standard for a junior dev role. So many new grads competing for those jobs.
- docker_up 8y ago
  When I last applied for jobs, I had ~20 years experience. I was 8 for 10 after the phone screen, and 4 offers out of 8 onsites. I didn't apply to a single company, I just responded to recruiters reaching out for me, and I arranged all my phone screens and onsites within a 6 week window. I'm planning on changing jobs next June, so I already have about 5 recruiters ready to contact me around April of 2019.

ohsik 8y ago

Believe me I've done that too :)

fudged71 8y ago

The graph is interesting, sure. Is it useful? Did you learn anything about your process that you used to improve?

Corrado 8y ago

I ended up creating a "Find a Job" board in Trello. It works pretty well but it's hard to get data out of it. How long did I take to get a job? How many interviews did I have? What was the average time between submitting an application and getting contacted by the company?