I have been at my current job for almost 9 months. Before I got this job I sent out probably 100 applications. All of these places had urgent hiring and multiple job postings. It took forever to even get emails that my resume was even getting looked at. Some places even kept posting ads on Facebook needing people. Yet applicants were getting turned away. I recently received two emails about jobs I applied to 9 months ago offering me the job and wondering if I'm intrested. Obviously no ones going to wait around 9 months to hear if they got the job or not. I just don't get why it takes them that long to go through apps or why if they are hiring and needing people why they drag their feet. In general it's annoying jobs seem to just avoid applications or not even bother reviewing them especially when they are short staffed.