That advice only makes the situation worse. If you are applying to 100 postings a week, you are almost certainly applying to jobs you aren’t qualified for, or don’t really want. You’re just playing the numbers game.
On the other side of it, HR departments are getting so many applications from unqualified people who are playing the numbers game, that eventually they just cut off the flow of incoming applications, qualified and unqualified alike.
I’ve often seen my son apply to great jobs that he is absolutely qualified for, and would be great for both himself and the employer, only to get a letter that they have closed applications due to the overwhelming response. If there weren’t so many unqualified applicants pumping up their useless personal numbers, maybe he’d make the cut for interviews, where he can shine,
and get the job. But he never gets that far because of unqualified resume spammers bogging down HR.
Everybody should do everybody else a favor, and just apply for the jobs that your are qualified, and want to accept.
A huge issue is companies have u realistic expectations for new applicants when in reality the job isn’t even hard. We all know of the trope of asking for a degree with 5 years experience for an entry level position. That routinely happens and companies think they are being smart by weeding out candidates when all they’re doing is cutting out the best candidates. It’s the companies that don’t want to work. They don’t want to put work and time into finding good candidates.
I think you’re putting too much blame on others rather than the companies themselves. For comp sci, entry level simply doesn’t exist anymore. The lowest amount of experience required is about 2 years now. Chances are if you just graduated, there’s no real entry level job for you.
The recruiter process is also notoriously bad at any part of the application. I had applications straight up ghosted, responses two years after I applied, responses that they already decided to move with another candidate despite the job listing still open, even a 3 hr interview where I was told I would meet the team (as in personality test), only for it to end up as a 3 hr technical. This was back in 2021 2022, and from what I’ve heard, it has only gotten worse.
That advice only makes the situation worse. If you are applying to 100 postings a week, you are almost certainly applying to jobs you aren’t qualified for, or don’t really want. You’re just playing the numbers game.
On the other side of it, HR departments are getting so many applications from unqualified people who are playing the numbers game, that eventually they just cut off the flow of incoming applications, qualified and unqualified alike.
I’ve often seen my son apply to great jobs that he is absolutely qualified for, and would be great for both himself and the employer, only to get a letter that they have closed applications due to the overwhelming response. If there weren’t so many unqualified applicants pumping up their useless personal numbers, maybe he’d make the cut for interviews, where he can shine, and get the job. But he never gets that far because of unqualified resume spammers bogging down HR.
Everybody should do everybody else a favor, and just apply for the jobs that your are qualified, and want to accept.
This is what I do. This is also why I’ve been unemployed for more than a year.
A huge issue is companies have u realistic expectations for new applicants when in reality the job isn’t even hard. We all know of the trope of asking for a degree with 5 years experience for an entry level position. That routinely happens and companies think they are being smart by weeding out candidates when all they’re doing is cutting out the best candidates. It’s the companies that don’t want to work. They don’t want to put work and time into finding good candidates.
I think you’re putting too much blame on others rather than the companies themselves. For comp sci, entry level simply doesn’t exist anymore. The lowest amount of experience required is about 2 years now. Chances are if you just graduated, there’s no real entry level job for you.
The recruiter process is also notoriously bad at any part of the application. I had applications straight up ghosted, responses two years after I applied, responses that they already decided to move with another candidate despite the job listing still open, even a 3 hr interview where I was told I would meet the team (as in personality test), only for it to end up as a 3 hr technical. This was back in 2021 2022, and from what I’ve heard, it has only gotten worse.