{"id":1021,"date":"2014-02-21T22:49:41","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T03:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonybeshara.com\/blog\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2014-02-21T22:49:41","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T03:49:41","slug":"your-odds-of-getting-a-job-by-posting-your-resume-to-an-online-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonybeshara.com\/blog\/your-odds-of-getting-a-job-by-posting-your-resume-to-an-online-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8230;your odds of getting a job by posting your resume to an online ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 On average, 1000 in 1500 individuals view a job posting.<br \/>\n\u2022 Between 200 and 275 of these people will begin the application process or send a resume.<br \/>\n\u2022 Between 150 and 180 people will complete an application\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 90 to 110 of those resumes or applications will be scanned by an ATS or some type of human screener \u2026who may or may not know what they are looking for.<br \/>\n\u2022 20 to 25 resumes will be sent to a hiring authority.<br \/>\n\u2022 4 to 6 candidates will be invited to interview.<br \/>\n\u2022 1 to 2 of them will be invited back for subsequent and final interviews.<br \/>\n\u2022 25% of the time the \u201csearch\u201d will start all over because the hiring authority doesn\u2019t feel he or she has seen enough quality candidates\u2026or doesn\u2019t like what he or she has seen and the process starts all over again.<br \/>\n\u2022 Of the remaining 75% of the time, one of the finalists will be offered the job and 80% of those finalists will accept. 40% of the time, the first candidate offered the job turns it down, then the second candidate is offered the position. 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