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@unusual_whales@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Applying to a job in 2025 is the statistical equivalent of hurling your resume into a black hole, per Business Insider.

“When someone submits a résumé today, they have an abysmally low 0.4% chance of actually getting the job.”

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

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unusual_whales
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@unusual_whales@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

According to data from Greenhouse, the average job opening now receives 242 applications, nearly triple what it was in 2017.

Read more: https://t.co/Kagkz675yf

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

Unusual Whales

Tech broke the job market — why applying for jobs in 2025 feels like mailing your résumé into a black hole

New data shows the job-market plumbing is clogged: 242 applicants per opening, 0.4% odds of a callback — not just a hiring slump, but a structural meltdown. What this means for wages, hiring power, and where capital flows next.
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David J. Atkinson
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@meltedcheese@c.im replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@unusual_whales @TheNovemberMan This jobs report is an economic earthquake. Good luck to all of you in the next year. 🍀🧧🤞🏼

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