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Job search strategy · Lesson 6 of 8
Quality vs. volume: how many applications is enough
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Summary
Market conditions change, but a mass/generic application approach rarely works. Recruiters spot generic applications immediately.
- Common tell: wrong industry named in the summary.
Fewer tailored applications beat more generic ones. The tighter the competition, the more tailored you need to be.
Targeting must show up especially in your resume personal/profile summary and cover letter.
Over time, build a couple of resume + cover letter templates you lightly tweak per role. Don’t rewrite from scratch every time.
Don’t tailor so heavily that you only apply a couple of times a month. You still need volume.
Volume guideline:
- Out of work: about 5 to 10 tailored applications per week
- Employed and not desperate to leave: about 1 strong tailored application per week
