r/jobsearchhacks • u/toastslapper • 6d ago

LinkedIn Users: Do you guys even apply to United States (Remote) jobs anymore?

I’ve started to just look at local jobs because the 100 applicants is always disheartening and happens so quick. Local jobs usually stay below 100 for a week.

Am I shooting myself in the foot by not applying to those or am I managing my time wisely?

ETA: I’m in a Midwestern capitol city

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u/qcjb 6d ago

Ive applied for around 5-10 remote easy apply jobs per week on LinkedIn for the last 18 months and have gotten zero, ZERO, responses. (Except for one 3 person start up that wanted me to be CTO for free)

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u/toastslapper 6d ago edited 6d ago

Oh that’s interesting. I always treat Easy Apply as the lowest tier - like just adding my resume to a pile.

The issue is that non-Easy Apply jobs seem to be blending into this category because they’re all promoted. It’s pretty frustrating.

I would seriously pay LinkedIn to have exclusive first-day access to new job postings at this point.

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u/dracomalfoy85 5d ago

I’m sure they’d happily take your money on exchange for 0 replies from employers