A couple of days ago there was a thread that said a former federal worker applied for about 600 jobs.
I understand that recruiters have a tougher job now, as A.I. makes mass-applying far easier.
Still, they can leverage A.I. to make sure people get followups.
Then A.I. can apply to A.I. and the process can be run by A.I., and it can notify you with a start date and salary independent of your attention.
In fact, maybe A.I. can report to your job. Maybe you can spin up a dozen A.I. agents and collect a dozen salaries and do it on a beach with a Mai-Tai cocktail in your hand.
They’re lazy. I got laid off in December 2024 (after having to train my H-1B replacement) and put out over 1700 resumes. I got 4 interviews. I got the 4th one.
As for the Ghosting? I have talked with, during late 2024 and 2025, over 300 recruiters. Other than the company I’m working for, I’ve heard from 2 of them.
For the companies I sent resumes to directly instead of through consulting firms (that was the 1700 number) I had a total of 6 letters saying thank you, but we’re going with another candidate.