> I know people who've gone months, or weeks.
Is that perceived as bad now? O_o
I was out of work 2009-2013. I applied for an average -- just calculated -- of about 15 jobs per working day for that entire period. Total was ~3,500. I worked about 6-8 full-time paid weeks in those 4 years, and I got about 5 invitations to job interviews in that time. In other words, I averaged about 1 interview per 1,000 applications, roughly one per year.
This is why I emigrated.
Liam Proven
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2026-10-27 10:55:08 UTC
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