| Characteristic | Company Website N = 671 |
Indeed N = 421 |
LinkedIn N = 411 |
Other N = 41 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 (2025-06-30, 2026-03-12) | 2026-01-28 (2025-12-17, 2026-03-12) | 2026-02-04 (2026-01-28, 2026-02-18) | 2025-12-17 12:00:00 (2025-08-24, 2026-01-20 12:00:00) | |
| Response | ||||
| Awaiting Initial Response | 21 (31%) | 26 (62%) | 30 (73%) | 4 (100%) |
| Awaiting Response | 2 (3.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Declined Post-Interview | 4 (6.0%) | 3 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Denied Application | 38 (57%) | 10 (24%) | 9 (22%) | 0 (0%) |
| Interview | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Not Moving Forward | 1 (1.5%) | 3 (7.1%) | 2 (4.9%) | 0 (0%) |
| Received Interview | 7 (10%) | 3 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Factor of Year.Month | ||||
| 2025.4 | 5 (7.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2025.5 | 11 (16%) | 10 (24%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25%) |
| 2025.6 | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2025.7 | 2 (3.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2025.8 | 3 (4.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2025.9 | 2 (3.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2025.10 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2025.11 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2025.12 | 7 (10%) | 2 (4.8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (50%) |
| 2026.1 | 11 (16%) | 11 (26%) | 18 (44%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2026.2 | 7 (10%) | 6 (14%) | 15 (37%) | 1 (25%) |
| 2026.3 | 18 (27%) | 13 (31%) | 8 (20%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2026.4 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 2026.5 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 1 Median (Q1, Q3); n (%) | ||||
Application Tracking
Notes on Dataset
This dataset is not entirely comprehensive, as I did not track all jobs I applied to. I did not track jobs I applied to in October or November, nor have I tracked most service industry jobs I applied to (and was rejected from).
Summary of Application Characteristics by Application Modality
Interview Status by Application Modality
Interview Count by Application Date
Interview Count by Application Date
Application Count by Month
Application Response by Month
Interview Status by Application Type
| Characteristic | Company Website N = 671 |
Indeed N = 421 |
LinkedIn N = 411 |
Other N = 41 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Interview | 7 (10%) | 3 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 1 n (%) | ||||
Application Response by Month
| Characteristic | 2025.4 N = 51 |
2025.5 N = 221 |
2025.6 N = 11 |
2025.7 N = 21 |
2025.8 N = 31 |
2025.9 N = 21 |
2025.10 N = 01 |
2025.11 N = 01 |
2025.12 N = 111 |
2026.1 N = 401 |
2026.2 N = 291 |
2026.3 N = 391 |
2026.4 N = 01 |
2026.5 N = 01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | ||||||||||||||
| Awaiting Initial Response | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (33%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) | 6 (55%) | 24 (60%) | 19 (66%) | 30 (77%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) |
| Awaiting Response | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) |
| Declined Post-Interview | 0 (0%) | 2 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (33%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) | 1 (9.1%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) |
| Denied Application | 5 (100%) | 15 (68%) | 1 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 1 (33%) | 1 (50%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) | 4 (36%) | 12 (30%) | 8 (28%) | 8 (21%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) |
| Interview | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) |
| Not Moving Forward | 0 (0%) | 4 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.5%) | 1 (3.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (NA%) | 0 (NA%) |
| 1 n (%) | ||||||||||||||