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Job apps, especially if done on LinkedIn or on a company portal are essentially a black hole for your resume. The signal-to-noise ratio on applications that co
by umeshunni 3y ago
Job apps, especially if done on LinkedIn or on a company portal are essentially a black hole for your resume.
The signal-to-noise ratio on applications that come in through that channel is so poor that unless you're a tiny company that gets only a handful of resumes, recruiters usually ignore them.
- rphv 3y agoCan you provide some data to support this? I’ve had good luck with applying through LinkedIn and company portals. What other channels are you thinking of?
- umeshunni 3y agoIn my experience, both as an applicant and a hiring manager, a warm introduction to a hiring manager or a referral works something like 10x better than an online application.
- antisthenes 3y agoCompany portal I agree, but LinkedIn? What if the recruiter reaches out to you and asks you to apply? Do you count that as a waste of time? In my experience, those have a much higher rate of response.
- umeshunni 3y ago> but LinkedIn? What if the recruiter reaches out to you and asks you to apply? I meant going to a company's LinkedIn profile and applying unsolicited.
- hatchoo 3y agoOverall from recent experience, I've had better luck in LinkedIn compared to other platforms. The time you send your application matters too. I filter out job postings when they are over a week old. There's usually no point being 100th in line.