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Key Takeaways Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait says the job market is competitive, with an average of 254 job applicants for each open role.
His solution is to look past the biggest names in tech and business, like OpenAI, because they receive more interest.
Instead, he advises candidates to identify the kind of work they want to do and target lesser-known employers doing similar work.
If you’re finding that the job hunt feels unusually difficult, you’re not alone.
Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait recently told Fortune that the competition is staggering. On his company’s platform alone, 2,539 people apply for every 10 available positions.
Chait’s solution is to look past the biggest names in tech and business.
“Don’t just apply to, you know, OpenAI, because they’re in the news every day,” Chait told Fortune. Instead, he advises candidates to identify the kind of work they want to do and target lesser-known employers doing similar work, where they’re more likely to get noticed.
The data illustrates why. Greenhouse is a leading hiring platform; it currently lists about 175,000 active openings, with an average of 254 applicants per posting. Meanwhile, applications handled per recruiter have climbed 412%.
That pressure is not evenly distributed, however. Widely recognized companies attract an outsized share of applicants.
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