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I'll often come across job postings less than a few days old with 500 applicants already in the mix. Out of curiosity how competitive is an application at this stage vs the early-birds who are the first to apply?

bringee · Accepted Answer

It's still worth applying. Most of those 500+ applicant things seem fake anyways. I've posted jobs on LinkedIn and see the thing says I get 50 applicants, but I've actually only got like 10 maybe.

Manilafolder707 · Answer

The number of “applicants” on LinkedIn also includes people who have clicked on the linked to learn more about the job, not just actual applicants

liliamt · Answer

It is statistics that reflects market situation.  A year ago I would get about 15 applications for a senior software engineer openings, now it is more like 150. For recruiters the market situation is at least 100 times worse than a year ago.

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