Average job applicants per job

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I remember that before the recession when we advertised for a IT Tech about 10-15 applied for the post. In march when we advertised for a IT Apprentice (so £80pw at the time, vs minimum wage for the entry level tech) we had between 25-30.

If our plans to get another IT Apprentice gets approved in the next couple of months, I'll be estimating about 50-60, if not more...

I've seen the amount of people applying for a couple of posts at our place (non-technical), about 4 times the amount as per normal.

-Ken

 

Wow, so thats roughly tripled hasn't it! Its a double edged sword, if your an employer, your going to get more skills per £/$ I'd of thought but if your a jobseeker its going to be even harder to stand out from the crowd. I'm telling you soon as I get fully qualified I'm starting my own firm so I can get on the other side of the fence ha ha

 

I didn't know that. Putting numbers down is useful because as you say, unless I matched it exactly, I probably wouldn't apply either. Don't you just love it tho when you see a job and its as if it was written for you?! Doesn't happen often but makes me feel good to know somewhere else uses the same software/hardware as where I am now