Context: Searching for a new senior level software development job over a 9 week period in summer 2025.
- Focused mostly on data engineering and backend roles that are in-person or hybrid in the SF Bay Area.
- Leads from recruiters on LinkedIn were much more likely to lead to interviews+offers.
- The winning offer came through my personal network.
- I mostly used Hiring.cafe for prospecting. They're a scraper with an interface I didn't hate.
@deegeese you applied 151 times? Are you in the USA? At least me in Europe / France / Paris, I do not apply more than three per round
If half of your applications never reply even to reject, when is the next round? Need more activity to keep your pipeline full.
I generally didn’t have more than 3 or so going on at once in the later stages.
@deegeese it was a while back before covid, and stuff, And it rarely bounce at the first round, but I target precisely each email. Head hunters help too.
Beautiful graph. Good luck pal.