Today’s economy is fueling record activity in job search. In January, CareerBuilder.com had 25.7 million unique visitors come to the site, the highest in company history. The average number of applications to jobs on the site over the last three months increased 25 percent compared to last year.
In a recent nationwide survey, CareerBuilder.com found that nearly one-in-four human resources managers said they receive, on average, more than 75 resumes for each open position; 42 percent receive more than 50 resumes. This survey was conducted online among 252 human resources professionals and 8,038 U.S. employees.
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I was one of 3,800 who applied for a construction manager position in Florida last summer and made it to #2; yes, it sucks to be Avis!
These surveys would be more meaningful if they were related to specific industries, e.g. construction, and regions, e.g. Southeast.
Frank
I think the takeaway from this is that lumping your resume in with a ton of others (75+) just doesn't work. Knowing somebody on the inside or having a reputation has never been more important.
Only "75"?? I have sending mine in with 400 other resumes received. "75" is nothing.
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