Reached 500 job applications before landing an interview

I kept a spreadsheet of every job I applied to over 18 months. When I hit 500, I realized most of those were shotgun applications with no tailored resume. Has anyone else tracked their numbers and found a pattern in what finally worked?

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michael8807d ago

500 applications and one interview? Bro, you could've saved 499 resume tweaks and just bought a lottery ticket. Probably would've had better odds. My spreadsheet showed I landed most of my interviews when I stopped applying to anything with a pulse and actually matched the job description. Shotgun approach is just digital confetti.

linda_mason826d ago

So how exactly did you figure out which jobs were worth your time instead of just throwing stuff at the wall? I tried the shotgun method for awhile and it burned me out fast. Did you have like a checklist or something you ran through before deciding to apply?