The hidden job market
GuideHow common are ghost jobs, and how do you spot one?The studies people quote counted very different things, from hiring managers' own admissions to postings that never led to a hire. We line them up side by...
GuideThe hidden job market in IndiaHow a seat gets filled at an Indian company, why your notice period matters as much as your CV, what 30 days of our India data shows, and a two-week plan for a...
GuideThe hidden job market in the UKAgencies that won't name the employer, careers sites the big boards are slow to copy, and the speculative CV that still works here. How each one works, 30 days...
ReportThe hidden job market, explained with real dataSome of it no website can show you. Some of it is sitting on company career sites right now. We trace the famous 80% figure back to where it started, show 30...Career-site job search
GuideHow to search ATS career sites directlyMost company careers pages run on one of a small number of hiring systems, and each one builds its job links the same way for every employer. Learn the pattern...
JobsGreenhouse jobs, and three ways to search themGreenhouse runs the job boards behind a lot of tech company career pages. There's no single list of them, but between MyGreenhouse, a few site: searches and...
JobsWorkday jobs, and how to search them across companiesLive postings from Workday career sites, the employers posting most of them, the search strings that reach past any one company's search box, and what a...Salary and offers
ToolWhat to put for desired salary, and what to say on the callCopy-ready answers for the application box and the phone screen, a pay lookup for ten common roles built from postings that state pay, and the US states where...
GuideHow to negotiate salary after a job offerThe order to do things in, how big a counter to send and why, and scripts you can paste into an email or read from on a call.
ToolNotice period buyout calculatorWork out what the unserved part of your notice will cost, how the rule in your letter changes the figure, and how to ask for an early release without burning...
ToolSalary hike calculatorFind the hike percentage between two salaries, or the new salary for a given hike. Then check which number the hike is really on, because CTC and fixed pay...Job search planning
GuideHow long does it take to find a job?About three months is typical and six months is common. The official figure only counts people still looking, which changes how you should read it, and in one...
ToolHow many applications does it take to get a job?Anywhere from a few dozen to a couple of hundred, and the spread is the useful part. Work out your own number with the calculator, then see which levers move...