My secret Hobby: Applying for jobs
<i>These companies don't notice that in this way, the good people a driven away, and only the desperate will apply.</i><p>It's a catch-22. Without this process, every man & his dog will apply for the job causing the company to have to filter through literally hundreds of applications in order to find appropriate candidates. Those that actually take the time to tolerate the process obviously consider themselves suitable and do really want the job.<p>As a Tech Recruiter, I'm generally the front line for job applications and I'll give you stats from my most recent role:<p>Python Dev- London - Circa £45k<p>Applications: 48<p>* 36 highly irrelevant and inappropriate candidates that were blatantly just clicking 'apply' on every job they found.<p>* 6 applications with no CV attached.<p>* 6 potentially relevant candidates.<p>* Out of the 6 potentials that I spoke to over the phone and face to face, only 2 were worth submitting directly to the client.<p>These stats are pretty much the norm for most of the roles I advertise.