Answering Your Job Search Questions: When Is the Best Time To Apply For A Newly Posted Job?

Answering Your Job Search Questions: When Is the Best Time To Apply For A Newly Posted Job? Is the number of LinkedIn applications accurate? In this video I answer these job search questions and give you tips on how to land your dream job!
0:00 - intro
0:54 - linkedin applications
3:13 - does it matter when you apply?
7:25 - should you apply directly or through linkedin?
9:11 - getting help with your job applications and resumes
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[@lg3103]

Also, be careful of jobs and companies who are always posting the same or similar jobs every month, over and over again. Red flag regarding attrition and a toxic culture.

[@citizen320]

Was thinking that

[@ADAPTATION7]

Yup. You got that right.

[@ML-yn9yu]

Yep

[@alexeialeksandr7606]

I've been noticing this with a lot of jobs I interview for. Now I guess I'm glad they passed over me😁

[@j.wadehudson1403]

Could be. Or, maybe they are having problems filling a position, and their strategy is to repost so that the position floats back to the top and doesn't stay buried underneath all the other postings. Does not necessarily imply turnover.

[@lg3103]

Let me sum it up for you readers: In my experience over the years of applying for corporate jobs, 90% of job interviews you will participate with are nothing more than "courtesy interviews". In other words, the hiring authority already knows who they want to place into the role but need to have a certain percentage of external candidates interviewed where they (the potential employer) are essentially going through the motions. Only difference, the potential employer(s) are getting paid to perform these stagged contrived events, you are not!

[@Nepthu]

100% truth. This is very often in places with a union. Union contracts may requires the employer to hold a certain number of interviews for any open position. Management may know who they want and even make a verbal guarantee with that person behind closed doors. However, openly they'll have these "courtesy interviews" to give the appearance that they gave everyone a shot to apply.

[@violent_bebop9687]

Lol, this is true.

[@td4611]

9:01 This is completely false. I ‘ve worked in HR for 20+ years. In-house recruiters are on a salary and don’t have time for “staged” interviews. They could care less if the selected candidate is internal or external. Their pay remains the same. Also, corporations are not required by law to have a percentage of external candidates. If it’s a union opportunity, the contract dictates how recruiting , selection and promotions are determined.

[@violent_bebop9687]

@@td4611 No, don't sweep it under the rug. It happens a lot in government, I've seen it. My guess is the quota fill is to prevent lawsuits for descrimination.

[@ibuprofenPill]

I believe you. Back in 2011 I was being considered for a VP position at a major hospitality management company, or at least I thought so. My resume made a strong case. I flew halfway across the country to interview and I sat down with some junior HR girl to whom I showed respect in case it was a test of character. When I began using more advanced terms is when the other HR person joined us. I asked about meeting the hiring manager and taking a facility tour. When they told me I wouldn't be doing either, I was a very annoyed. They knew I spent my own money to fly out there and that's what I got? It was obvious I was an exercise for the HR newbie. I left absolutely disgusted at how I was treated and let them know. FU Darden Restaurants. 🖕

[@darkdudironaji]

If I want a job on LinkedIn, I'm going to click apply a couple hundred times to make sure I'm running almost unopposed. 😎

[@rayzerot]

That's a 200 IQ move right there.

[@alexeialeksandr7606]

Political tactician

[@OntariozBest]

Don’t “spray and pray!” 😂 best piece of advice in life. And applies to the job search as well.

[@mathews4265]

Hi Brian, Companies encourage us to create a profile in their careers page and tell us that they would contact us if our skills & experience matched with any future job postings. My question is does a company recruiter actually look at the resumes in their own database ? Or is it just a waste of time creating & maintaining these profiles? Would love your opinion on this! Thanks

[@vjay6667]

I never do this unless it’s a company I really want to work for. I see it as a waste of time. Even when I apply on LinkedIn, if it’s not easily apply and I click on apply now, if they ask me to login, I end my application immediately. When they ask for a cover letter I ignore it, if they ask me to explain how my experience in x fits into the role, I end the application. I don’t have time for this BS. If the application isn’t name, number, address, upload resume and submit? I end the application. These companies can suck my D with their BS time consuming applications. 😂

[@blueb2343]

They want you to do that so that they can store and sell your information. Can’t remember how many spam emails i’ve gotten so far….

[@newagain9964]

No. No one goes dumpster diving thru resumes.

[@MrGWAMPO]

Just landed a tech job (senior sys admin) for 110k after it had been up for 3 months! 3 MONTHS! I also had to apply to the job THREE TIMES!

[@shabchique7149]

You applied 3 times! Did they get your resume the first time.? 🤔 Congrats and well done!

[@MrGWAMPO]

@@shabchique7149 No idea lol - used a different email to finally land it

[@punkmanmatthew]

I applied for a job that’s been on indeed for 30 days plus and next day they scheduled an interview. Let’s hope my sucky interview skills work this time!

[@shabchique7149]

You will do great!

[@ytr8989]

Just as I got laid off again the job ads disappeared. So, I’ve applied for a few older posts. I got a phone interview request from one of the posts, but after the phone interview, I had the feeling they were just fishing to see what’s out there. Didn’t hear back from the company. When I called the hiring manager, he told me he’d already forwarded my resume to the operations manager and he’d be the one calling on me to move forward.

[@alexeialeksandr7606]

LinkedIn keeps telling me I'm qualified for jobs I'm definitely not qualified for so take LinkedIn with a grain of salt

[@newagain9964]

LinkedIn their to make $$$. They can promote themselves to employers and ppl with accounts anyway they want. In fact they need to be shady to take over the market.

[@jennyc5100]

Thank you! I really like these Q&A videos.

[@jessyfretz5800]

I think people get so caught up in the "should I do this" or "should I do that" they forget it's on the employer. YOU are the prize. They are lucky to have you. Call them at a reasonable time and if they really want you they'll get back to you, then relax. All the hope and anxiety in the universe won't change when or if they call you back.

[@dhenderson1810]

At the moment, you are, when demand for workers exceeds supply. When there was high unemployment, the employer held the whip, so if they say jump, you say "How high", or there are plenty of others who will. You are right, but it depends who needs who more.

[@matteosposato9448]

"YOU are the prize. They are lucky to have you" sounds like a much arbitrary statement?

[@j-janz]

Oh! And, BTW, glassdoor does the exact same as linkedin and has a misleading number: if you hit the apply button, it takes you to company's ATS but it counts you as applied, whether you complete it or not even get it started there.

[@DaWrestla]

Brian thank you so much for answering my question! I’m sure it was on a lot of other people’s mind as well.

[@DaWrestla]

Follow-up question: if you don't find a job posting at a company you want to work for, is it worth applying to the talent network? In the case of a small company I can see the value, but at large companies (think Fortune 500) is there value in joining the talent network?

[@gc7214]

This was such awesome intel! Thanks for answering my question, Bryan!

[@rhsalim]

Great video Brian! Can you make a video with tips for managers and leaders looking for new challenges while still employed? I find it harder to land a new job now that I became a leader myself. It is the number of available positions? The willing of employers to fill these roles externally? Not sure… Thanks!

[@EmmaDee]

Hello Sir, I'm not in a position to hire a career coach at this time but recently discovered your channel. Wanted to give you a shout out to say thank you for the content you share with those of us that are unable to fully utilize your services right now. If it were possible for me to hire a career coach, and you were even the highest priced one, you would be my man because of your demeanor, realness, and no BS METHOD which you teach. Best of luck with your channel and thank you again. PS based on my research, your rates are some of the best out there for the value.

[@mrtomcruise5192]

I always found its best not to be honest in interviews. I was always successful when i totally lied to questions.

[@jessyfretz5800]

There's a politicians way of doing it for some questions...like not having a sexy history with a company...but honesty remains the best policy.

[@PharticusMcbutt]

@@jessyfretz5800 Companies will lie to you, might as well lie to them

[@violent_bebop9687]

It's a screening process, so a strategic approach is the best.

[@smartandsimpleSNS]

8.00am to 10.00 am monday to Thursday. Or 1.30 to 2.30 to catch the recruiter after lunch😂

[@curtisw0234]

There should be regulation on job postings. Too many companies put up postings when they don’t even intend to hire from them. This wastes peoples time!! Also there are people the put up fake postings just to collect info from people also wasting peoples time!! (And they also have to get harassed by scammers) Job boards need to start banning people.

[@Indiangrilldad]

Nowadays LinkedIn is asking a question ‘Did you apply for this job?’ when you click on ‘Apply’.

[@warclan5429]

You should take notice. Contractor companies post lots of similar job offers all year long. The best way to get a job is social connections. At least it moves you in from the door.

[@seapeajones]

So true. I haven't had to apply for a job since 2008. I dread this process.

[@jihanekhedir5964]

Hello ! Could you please give advice regarding how to look for roles and positions , do we need to rely on the title, job description or skills that are required ? Especially for an experienced person ? Thanks 🙏

[@bla7091]

Here's a question I always had: Is it better to apply to a company directly or through an external headhunter? Quite often I've seen in UK Finance companies that they don't even list positions on their website, but do have headhunters on the market searching for candidates. But in the case where there's both... which to prefer?

[@ladymay7789]

Hi Brian...LOVE THE VIDEOS!!!! You give great advice. I was wondering...what's the most effective way to look for a job while you still have a job? I'm in the process of looking to leave my current company for several reasons and I'm trying to figure out the best way(s) to do this. Thanks!!!!

[@j-janz]

Bryan, you say in your LinkedIn video that we should let the option to be contacted on, so that recruiters could land offers to us and we could screen 'em out and move on. But what's the protocol: is checking 'em out and answering nothing OK? Or is it rude and closing doors and then I'm suposed to politely decline each and every one of those?

[@jasonjohnson6938]

They wouldn't send you a thank you note for applying. If it's garbage, don't waste the calories typing

[@JUMALATION1]

I tend to apply for jobs closer to the end of the listed application slot, but not like half a second close to midnight to the deadline. Mostly like half a week to a day before the date. I have a gut feeling employers aren't as attentive in the beginning when it comes to applications. I have no statistics to back this up though.

[@safirahmed]

It may be important to keep a record of jobs applied for and not apply more than once to the same job by mistake because some job adverts say they may remove all the applicant's job applications for the same job.

[@scottstevens4633]

I am sure that has happened to me. Oops

[@tyleresch317]

Thank you for this video. I have wondered about this myself. One further question that is on topic. I do project-based contract work in International Development, and so I end up applying to many opportunities. Sometimes, I wait towards the end of a job posting so that I can include concrete examples of my latest work. Is this wise? Or am I letting others snag opportunities? Is there an obligation to consider candidates that apply towards the very end of a posting period?

[@magilviamax8346]

One thing I noticed is that sometimes job posts on LinkedIn vanish after just one or two days, before I can even have time to apply. Clicking again on the link in the email just says the job post is no more available. Why is that? Really recruiters can close the position in so little time or there's some other reason?

[@intergalacticbnb]

They have to post the job for legal reasons, but they already have a candidate who has been selected for the role long before

[@anonymoustruth4038]

For the algorithm!

[@ahlsrobe]

I would apply with in the first 3 days of the posting. 24 hours is preferable. Anything over 3 days, I wouldn't bother.

[@newagain9964]

2 weeks top

[@mathews4265]

Hi Brian, I have noticed that certain fortune 500 companies job adverts have job titles like GO - EMEIA - CMO - Senior that makes no sense to an outsider. Why do they do this? Is it so that applicants don't blindly apply to the positions & read the job description before doing so? Would like to know your thoughts on this. Thanks!

[@robdeluksschmidt]

I always enjoy your videos. I have a quick question about the value of school internships and research assistantships. Do recruiters and hiring managers apply much value to a person who has a substantial amount of these college and university based work programs?

[@winzyl9546]

They prioritize you if you had intenrship in their company.

[@GethAndroid]

I've always had the best chance of an interview when applying within the first 24 hours. I'd rather put in a quality application and be seen as a potential applicant for the job early than wait for a candidate to drop out later down the track when they have more alternatives to choose from. I once applied for a job 5 days after it posted, heard nothing. Put in the exact same application a week later within a day of the job ad reposting and had the job 2 days later.

[@joseZudaire]

2 days later? Wtf

[@GethAndroid]

@@joseZudaire They didn't have high standards so it was pretty much a revolving door of staff. Why bother with background checks lol

[@EmmaDee]

Oh!! I have an interesting question related to this subject matter. I found a position online via Linkedin one time, started applying then ended up accepting an offer from another employer that I was interested in. The strangest thing is that a couple days later, I received a Call from a recruiter at the company I barely started applying to, asking did I intend on applying. So I take it that somehow the Linkedin system does notify these recruiters?? Oddly enough, I went ahead and applied after speaking with her, got myself in a pickle with two job offers.

[@nancykerrigan]

That's quite a pickle to have! Hope you chose the one that best benefits you.

[@plextoob]

Wrong about applicant count on Linkedin: I think someone must have applied in between when he clicked "back". The applicant count # goes up when someone applies, not just looks at posting. As he said, you can try it. It wont go up usually. if it does, someone applied while you were fking around.

[@MrOsasco]

When HR fix the bugs in the job application questionary.

[@dropian]

I have a question about cover letters. Can they be written in point form?

[@crystaljohnson4465]

What should I do if I absolutely love the job I do, get paid better than what other companies are paying for a very similar position, but cannot stand the actual company and work in a toxic environment and HR and corporate are not trying to rectify the problems?

[@lovelily8310]

I had this nightmare too, and ended up quitting. I miss the work, but it felt like leaving an abusive spouse.

[@samanthahardy9903]

I'm in a similar situation. I love my job too but now that a lot of staff I got on well with have left since I started it doesn't feel the same. The new staff are very quick to run to HR telling tales to sabotage other employees. I blame the "recommended a friend" bonus. It seems to me that how people turn it to their advantage is as follows: 1. Get hired. 2. Tell tales on co workers so they leave or get fired. 3. Recommend one of your friends to take the now vacant position. 4. Get yourself a bonus on top of your pay for recommending a friend to HR. 5. Rinse and repeat at a different company.

[@MarjanFarshadi]

I think LinkedIn has changed the way ir counts applicants. It asks if you have applied.

[@blayne2029]

Once you've received an offer... how long is a reasonable amount of time for you to consider it? One business week? Thanks.

[@jessyfretz5800]

Ask the employer, "How long do I have to consider the offer?", it works well for you because if they are rushing to get you in it also shows a red flag.

[@mathews4265]

Companies like Accenture will give you 7 days to decide after which the offer expires.

[@newagain9964]

Don’t ask that until u get an offer. Even then 3-5 days is typical.

[@John-in1gg]

I am having issues with cover letters some people tell me if it's optional don't submit one. I have one written out and it's a mess. I am changing careers into cybersecurity and have an abundance of transferable skills coming from the broadcast/vfx industry. Any advice would be great I think my resume is in good shape since I am getting interview it's just how to get hired seems to be the problem as well as my dream jobs want cover letters.

[@Nepthu]

Tailor the cover letter to the new job you want. Don't focus on irrelevant information. Think of it as a sales letter.

[@dhenderson1810]

If I send my application a couple of days before deadline, do I end up on top of the pile, and thus get seen first? And does this increase your chances?

[@grazynawolska8160]

Typically you want to apply as soon as it'd posted. The longer you wait the less likely they'll reply. So for example within indeed search last 3 days and then week. Any more than that chances are slim

[@KennTollens]

Indeed reposts jobs at new for employers that have no job openings. I confronted Indeed about it and they said that they pull jobs like Google search. They are not a direct source. If I try to drive around for help wanted or go into businesses about a job they send to a website. I don't get responses after applying on the websites. Every day, I feel like I should be full on board to take charge of the task of getting a job, but feels like I have to just sit back and wait for a reply. I contact companies that have a contact information, but they say they are going through resumes or that they have no open positions. Been hitting a brick wall, going to be homeless in a month. What would you do, if you have to get a job now, but no one is hiring you?

[@emailuser8668]

Take any job so at least you're working and get a morale boost even if it's entry level. Without knowing your skills & abilities, if you have a degree and need a entry level job, leave it off applications/resumes. Restaurants, retail, gas stations/convience stores, warehouses/distribution centers, call centers/answering services- all these will hire with no or little no experience. Indicate open availability to get the interview when you fill out the application.

[@nimzi4479]

Is it legal for a job to ask about race? If so,why would race place a factor?

[@HH-le1vi]

It's part of the equal opportunity stuff that the government requires them to do

[@withpikachu2402]

Don't apply too early because they will start testing you and then they will get resume from the candidate they might like more and then you will waste time spent on tests, assignments, case studies etc. They might also not know what they want to ask you. Nobody is perfect, everybody learns on the go. I normally apply past the deadline to see how needy company is in that position.

[@rejectwokeness1314]

True... Companies will be very picky thinking they can find a unicorn... Until they don't and they settle. It's like dating actually

[@_nimrod92]

@@rejectwokeness1314 so apply to old job posts

[@withpikachu2402]

@@rejectwokeness1314 you can find unicorn. But how do you keep unicorn?

[@supersasquatch]

i just skip job postings that require registering to a company's ATS system, i view it as disrespectful and an outdated way of dealing with talent acquisition.

[@ku8458]

I don’t apply directly as this is a total waste of my time and most likely ends up in a black hole, and the return on your time invested is negligible. It’s best to use recruitment consultants as most high value candidates will use them and not waste their time with filling forms online.

[@citizen320]

DaWrestla lol

[@DaWrestla]

Haven’t wrestled since COVID!

[@citizen320]

@@DaWrestla I considered naming myself smelluf_dafeet

[@lorderectus1849]

The employers will never get an employee if you’re picky!

[@deerinfear7484]

I just set up a account on Career Builder. It seems like I am getting spams asking for my cell number to contact me. On Indeed and LinkedIn I will receive a number to call or a direct website. Just saying.