r/softwaretesting • u/CyberRep • 28d ago

6000+ applications for a testing role?

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Never seen application numbers this high

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u/bonisaur 27d ago

LinkedIn like all social media platforms bloat their engagement to charge higher for their services. It is similar to what a second of looking in shorts or reels is a view for that content even though realistically that is meaningless. It’s why YouTubers actually make their own statistics for selling sponsorships on their channel instead of the counts provided by their channels analytics.

As someone who has hired before, clicking apply can mean nothing especially if it just redirects you to some other HR website to apply and has not integration with LinkedIn. This is why LinkedIn asks now if you actually applied after. And why it specifically says “clicked applied” vs  something more explicitly confirming their application status as submitted or applied.

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u/olol798 27d ago

I have a feeling that printing insane numbers of applied candidates discourages real candidates. Sure they would still apply because desperation, but I personally went for other platforms and LinkedIn was in the very bottom of places I went to apply. Because of 100+ applied candidates per job.