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If you’re job searching and getting nowhere fast, it’s not your fault. This is a tough job market, but there are things you can do to improve your odds of getting interviews and offers. Huntr's Job Search Trends Report Q3 2025 (https://lnkd.in/eNWBydzQ) offers data-backed suggestions for how to tweak your job search to get better results. ✔️ Use Google to search for jobs. It's the most responsive job search application. ✔️ Two-page resumes beat one-page resumes. ✔️ Customizing your resume for the job pays off. ✔️ Resume summaries are important. ✔️ Focus on quality and impact when describing achievements ✔️ Skills make a difference. ✔️ Don’t pad your CV with certifications. ✔️ Include a link to your LinkedIn profile on your resume. ✅What Successful Job Seekers Are Doing: https://lnkd.in/erUDTZ5C

Job seekers, Here’s some great advise and insights on up to date facts that pertain to applying for jobs in the current market. Additionally, I’ve started using Huntr’s Resume Builder. Check it out!! Great tool and now my go-to with applying for jobs. Thank you Sam Wright

Highlights from Huntr's Q3 2025 Job Search Trends Report | 8-minute YouTube video | 4 November 2025 ✅ Typical time to first offer (≈55–71 days). ✅ The medium of job applications per week is 16. ✅ 20% of job seekers receive an offer after 10 to 20 applications. The majority find a job within 50 applications. ✅ Tailoring your resume results in a 2x increase in interviews (5.95% versus 2.9%). ✅ Recruiters spend 8 seconds in an initial review of your resume.  ✅ Resume best practice: A summary with a job description aligned accomplishment / impact in the first sentence or bullet. Don't lead with years of experience. ✅ Resume best practice: Skills section with up to 27 skills limited to those in the job description.   ✅ Two-page resumes perform better than one-page.  ✅ More certificates on the resume decreased the likelihood of getting an interview. Resume best practice: Tailor certifications to the job description. ✅ Listing a LinkedIn profile on a resume increases success. ✅ Response rates for job sites showed Google (including a link to the employer's website), Handshake, GovernmentJobs, Wellfound, and ZipRecruiter all outperformed LinkedIn. [With the caveat that Handshake, GovernmentJobs, and Wellfound are not general-purpose job boards.] https://lnkd.in/eCr83-Ut #jobsearch

Want to actually hear back? Here's the top 5 job sites to land interviews 👇 I’ve talked to 50+ job seekers this month. Brilliant, qualified people who feel like they’re shouting into the void. They’ve sent 1,000+ applications (mostly on LinkedIn) and heard... nothing. Most assume their resume or that the market is broken (it is): But they’re also just applying in the wrong places. Huntr’s latest Q3 Job Search Trends Report analyzed 375,000+ job applications to see where candidates actually get interviews. And the data’s clear: 🥇 Google Jobs → 11.2% response rate (Searching for jobs on Google often takes you directly to the company page) 🥈 Handshake → 7.45% (For students + recent grads) 🥉 GovernmentJobs (NEOGOV) → 7.18% (City, State, Fed, & Public Jobs) 4️⃣ Wellfound (formerly AngelList) → 6.26% (Start-ups & Scale-ups) 5️⃣ ZipRecruiter → 5.26% ⬇️ LinkedIn: 3.93% ⬇️ Indeed: 3.84% ⬇️ Glassdoor: 3.8% ⬇️ Dice: 0.24% (!) LinkedIn is where everyone applies. That’s the problem. It’s oversaturated, not broken. ✅ Want interviews? Diversify your search. Target niche platforms, company career sites, and specialized job boards; they’re where the signal cuts through the noise. #JobSearch #Jobs #Career #CareerDevelopment #CareerStrategy #HiringTrends #Huntr #JobSeekers #opentowork

More valuable data from our Q3 job search trends report! https://lnkd.in/egr_2nJe

I built a free GPT trained on 71k resumes that tells you which job boards convert and which resume edits actually matter. Powered by Huntr’s Q3 Job Search Trends data* (released today), it answers: - Which job sites lead to interviews - The resume best practices that drive responses (tailoring, length, skills) - How many applications and time to interview/offer Plus: - What silence typically means and when to follow up or when to move on - Which skills are commanding salary premiums Like and comment “Access” and I’ll DM the link! *Huntr’s Q3 2025 Job Search Trends Report analyzes 375k applications, 226k job ads, 71k resumes across 25k job searches and a 527-respondent survey. And if you are a reporter that covers jobs, labor, AI, and/or the U.S. economy DM for job search data/insights. #jobsearch #jobseekers #resumes #careeradvice #AI #careers #careerservices #jobsearchtips #jobs

The latest Job Search Trends report is out. We've compiled the latest job insights to help you land your next role faster. In this report, you'll find nuggets like: 11% of job seekers now losing their job to AI. Up 2% quarter over quarter. Resumes that extend past one page land more interviews than one page resumes. Gen Z is willing to work 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week in their next role. Everyone else? Not so much. 33% of job seekers have gone into debt during the job search. Baby boomers experience this the most. Also, more women than men. Capital One responds to applications within 3 days. Meta 6 days. Apple 11 days. And you can see how other top companies stack up in the post. Google has a response rate of 11% making it the best job site to find jobs. LinkedIn is in 6th place. View all this data and more: https://lnkd.in/egr_2nJe

Top 5 patterns from analysis of 225 1:1 job-search support call notes: 1. LinkedIn isn’t selling the story. At minimum your LinkedIn should reflect your resume, but it can be much more than that. In can give you social credibility critical in many industries. Put your best foot forward and own your successes. 2. Resume not tailored / no impact You should have a metric or number that showcases your impact in the first sentence of your summary section. And most of your bullet points should have the same. 3. Sending too few applications. Aim for 15 well tailored applications per week. Many are way below and same are way above. This is the sweet spot. 4. Networking issues. Don’t over think it. Reach out to your network and let them know you are looking and what you are looking for. When you apply, message the hiring manager or leadership at the company expressing enthusiasm and connecting the dots. Don’t annoy, but get your name out there. 5. Interview storytelling. Learn the STAR method for interviewing responses. Be ready with lost of questions to ask them. Be adaptable and focus on connecting while knowing your story and why you are the right fit. Which one do you disagree with? What did I miss or what would you bump to #1? #jobsearch #jobseekers #resumes #linkedin #careeradvice #interviewtips