I got a job in construction with a single application and basically a firm handshake. Felt pretty damn good after all the doom & gloom. I think it really depends on the profession and shit like that.
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Anybody giving you that advice did not follow it themselves and probably works at somewhere that their friends or family set them up with.
My advice to anybody job seeking who is dejected is just watch the monologue from the Far Cry 3 guy who quotes Einstein about how doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity, and feel better than listening to some corporate shill who's being disingenuous.
Not tech but academia. I estimate I send out some 60-80 resumes over a two year period (there are some 100 jobs in my field in Europe every year, at best). I got some 6 interviews, one job (only because all the other 4 candidates got other jobs). Plus most applications require roughly a 10-20 pages of tailored essay. It was a horrible grind, and I know quite some people that applied even more than me. Potentially the number one reason to drop out of academia. The other one being constantly decreasing funding.
Edit: yes, it sucks. It should not require so much to get a job. (In case if looked like I was supporting the system because I made it though)
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Bruh, most towns and cities don't even have that many companies to apply to
Doesn't your dad just get you the job what's the problem? /S
Now I doubt they used the same account, but I'd feel obligated to give 'yaoipilled kai, jellopussy' an interview at the very least.
i have a lot of experience in my field with recognized organizations. At the hardest period of finding work, I never had to send out more than 10 resumes at a time. Fuck that noise, 109 should be generating more attention unless it's for jobs clearly out of scope with your skills.
my advice for young people without experience, treat your hobbies as jobs and how you tried mastering it. This is why scouting and girl scout kids get more opportunities. They can describe the skills they recognize in themselves and articulate it on paper.
Good luck everyone, I'm rooting for you!
That's about the number of applications i put in for my current job
This system needs to burn