Tom Sorensen | NPAworldwide

The hidden math of  job hunting: 3 months, 300 applications, 3 interviews

Every week, I speak with senior executives who share the same story.

Hundreds of applications. Almost no response. Mounting frustration.

A regional C-suite leader recently told me, “I have applied to more than one hundred roles. Three interviews. Zero offers.”

This pattern is no longer unusual. It is becoming typical.

Over the past 12-18 months, I have talked to, or heard of, expats in Thailand who have been made redundant.

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Every week, that is. So many that you can call it a trend.

Not to be replaced by a Thai executive, but because of cost savings.

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The uncomfortable truth behind the numbers

Time investment no one calculates

The ghost job problem executives rarely consider

The visibility paradox

How executive hiring actually works

Why hiring companies struggle as well

An executive shared this openly on LinkedIn

This comment appeared on my LinkedIn feed yesterday. A senior leader I know wrote this publicly on his LinkedIn profile.

What do you think? What if this were you?

Quote: I submitted an application for a CMO role. My background is a strong match to the role description, based on my education, global work accomplishments and Board experience. 

Two minutes later, literally, I received an "After reviewing all the candidates..." rejection email for that CMO role. 

Yes, closure is good, and no, I do not expect to get interviewed for every job I apply for. But this process shows a distinct lack of respect for the candidate population. 

If nothing else, I now have one fewer company and one fewer recruiting company to ever consider working with. Unquote.