Especially with the rise of "ghost postings" so quantity over quality is greater than ever these days
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2024
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Spray and prey?
Applying to every available posting even loosely matching what you're looking for, and hoping something sticks.
I read the title, salary, if it's remote and maybe skim the "what we're looking for" section. Maybe. Me personally, will also skip any posting that has an application that'll take me longer than like 20 seconds to complete. So basically a resume upload and basic info form only. Registration? Skipped. Cover letter? Gone.
In an average search, in about a month I can have hundreds of applications in