Looking at all the posts from people applying to 1,000's of job's and getting ghosted by recruiters, made me reflect on how different the job market was just 10 years ago. Ten years ago my close friend group all started out careers, and they was the story of each hire:
– MO applied to about 20 jobs total, and received a job offer from company that contracts to Microsoft.
– BG got a job in marine engineering after applying to around 20 different companies in his field in the area.
– JK got a job offer in his logistics specialty after applying to about a dozen companies in his field.
– JB got a job in civil engineering after one application and one interview (was ridiculous then as well).
– I remember all these details because I myself was the outlier having applied to around 90 different companies, before getting a good job offer.
How has the job market changed and warped so much in just 10 years?