Looking to move onto a new company as I’ve been here for some time now. It was my first job out of college and I’m finding it surprisingly difficult to even get phone interviews with companies. I’m just getting rejected across the board at the moment. How many applications did all of you guys send out before you landed your second job? YOE: 2 TC: 120
You're gonna need some referrals. I'm in a very similar situation as you, and I applied to around 40 (~10 referrals), got into contact with around 12, phone screen with 7, and onsite with 3.
I got 2 referrals so far and both rejected me without even a phone screen.
Yea, many places (e.g. google) are full now and wouldn't take any more interviews. I think around half of my referrals didn't work. Just gotta keep applying, or I heard there might be more openings early next year.