I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took

Applying to jobs online is like navigating a maze.

Amidst the special torture that is resume parsing software, the inability to reuse information across different application tracking systems (ATS), and the existence of a certain company that rhymes with every day of the week, it can get pretty frustrating.

I wanted to explore what factors make a job application more or less frustrating.

For example, what industries have the worst application processes? Do big companies ask for more information than …

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