This kind of thinking is why I always always always advise people who are thinking about quitting to find their next job first.

How much does timing matter when you're applying to a job? We analyzed 130,684 applications with interview outcomes and the answer was not what we expected. 3–5 day old listings have an interview rate of about 1.20%, but interview rates effectively plateau for jobs anywhere from 5–60 days old. Whether a job is 1 week old or 7 weeks old, the interview rate hovers at about 1%. At the oldest end, listings that were at least 120 days old had a lower interview-request rate: 0.75%. That's ~8 requests per 1,000 applications, but still not as bad as you'd think!

It's gone K-shaped. Some people struggle for months, some are over-employed. Based on @ApplyAllJobs data, interview rates are ~1% and the interview process takes a month or more. If it takes you a month to fill out 500 applications for ~5 interviews converting to 1 offer... then you're looking at a 2 month+ job search.

New 5 star review for @ApplyAllJobs 🤩

The main thing we do @ApplyAllJobs is help people cast a wide net. We find & apply to every job with an open application. People find this useful bc it frees up your energy to focus on 1-1 outreach, friendships, projects. Much higher-leverage for a creative person vs filling out the 99th identical application!