Comments on: The Job Application Process

By: Alphonse

Alphonse — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:24:18 +0000

Very awesome. Pretty depressing for anyone looking for a job though.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:40:23 +0000

Geez oh man he needs to simplify his website! I couldn’t figure it out in 30 seconds so I wanted to leave. People have short attention spans…hopefully he’ll realize that soon and stick to a more legible/understandable site.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:33:34 +0000

I simply love his work! Interesting, informative, and witty all at the same time! Good luck to him on the job hunt!

By: Prescott Perez-Fox

Prescott Perez-Fox — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:54:59 +0000

I've been saving the job ads I've applied for since 2005. However, during my annual wipe-and-install of my computer, I deleted my Jobs 2009 folder, thus losing the records of where I applied during the year. More than this, I didn't record the number of how many jobs (and gigs) I tried to get — I estimate it was somewhere around 320. Of those, I had 8 interviews, one of which led to my present [freelance] job. The real interesting statistics are the lurking variables — how many of these jobs were introduced by a contact, and did that lead to an interview; was there a job ad, or was it a cold email; was the job post a "blind" ad (where the name of the company isn't given); was the interview set up by a recruiter, etc. Perhaps data mining for job seekers is an emerging field...