After seeing another user post a view of their manufacturing hiring data, I wanted to show what the data looks like for a data analyst role. All three roles were WFH and paid between 80-120k a year. I think this data shows how hard it is to get hired into one of these roles without having a contact at the target company. The success rate was ~1 in 600.

Posted by future_isp_owner

21 comments

  1. Are the “Did not Review” applicants auto-filtered out by some missing criteria or something or were their applications literally never looked at even by a computer

  3. This really puts into perspective how important it is to make a counter offer. If you’ve made it that far in the process, chances are good that they’re not going to start all over just because you asked for a higher salary

  4. Same 1/3 ratio of applicants unable to be contacted after review for a job with a much harsher CV filter than the manufacturing one, interesting. Maybe these are the fake applications people spread rumours about.

  5. You did not even look at 60% of the applicants, and only contacted 2.5% of the applicants.

    Meanwhile, 100% of the applicants that had an actual interview scheduled actually showed up.

  6. What are some of the reasons why an applicant would be rejected after a phone screen? This has happened before to me, and I have been baffled every time (and just ended up accepting a position with a competitor).

  7. I feel this is only useful or interesting if we get some background on the reason for the huge cuts at the first 2 stages

  8. And if I am not mistaken a median DA in a larger metropolitan area or big market stays at one workplace for like 18 months. Imagine how much resources companies waste by not trying to promote internal talents and instead keep losing and rerecruiting.

  9. l bet the one who didn’t counter offer is the 80 and one of the two who did is the 120

  10. This makes me feel good about myself haha. I’ve been in my BI Analyst role for almost 2 years now but I was contacted for it via LinkedIn from a recruiter outside the company. Fully remote with great benefits and a good bonus, definitely had to beat out some stiff competition.

  11. 60% not reviewed, yikes.

    Hiring managers have the easiest high paying job in the world.

  12. It’s interesting to look at. The counter offer segment is superfluous. The one should go straight from “Offered Job” -> “Accepted Job” -> “Started Job” and the other two should go from “Offered Job” -> “Made Counter Offer” -> “Counter Accepted” -> “Started Job”

  15. What were some things on the resume that stood out that convinced you that they were interview worthy? Did those candidates have similar backgrounds, experience, or achievements?

  16. Is this america? 0.1% conversion rate is not healthy for a job market. Or did the resume review system just get filled with incompatible resumes?

  17. Wow, only one interview before an offer’s made?

  18. I think your take on the day 8 applicants and beyond is kind of bogus. I know you don’t care what I think (and that’s fine) but it’s probably not the applicants fault they didn’t see the posting in the first week…

    I get where YOU are coming from, but if you actually only review the first week of resumes, then take the job posting down, instead of sending someone a rejection after not even reviewing their qualifications (or worse, ghosting them altogether).

    Somewhere in your pile of 1000+ applicants that didn’t even get reviewed is a 15 year veteran who just got laid off, trying to just get a chance at ANYTHING to help their family…happened to apply at day 8 of your job posting and is getting rejected for a job that might even be 3 years behind where they are in their career. They are wondering why the F they didn’t even get the courtesy of a call back to a job they are probably over qualified for and the guy reviewing the applications virtually threw it in the trash and doesn’t even know this 15 year vet exists (much less realize that there is someone who would likely be an asset to their team).

    It’s really disingenuous to the applicant…who put in the time and effort to edit their resume for the job posting, potentially write a cover letter, physically type their job history into the application (even though it’s clearly written in the resume they uploaded), and put their best foot forward.

  19. Nice! 2% make it to the phone screening. And then 0.2% get hired.

    I wonder if this is typical for this field.

  20. Very interesting to see it from the other side. Thanks for this!

  21. You’re a hiring manager and you only hired 3 people? Is that right or is it just of one the roles you were responsible for?

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