THE CRAIGSLIST EXPERIMENT HOW HARD IS IT TO LAND A JOB IN CANADA’S MOST COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET? JOBPOSTINGS PUBLISHED A JOB POSTING TO TORONTO'S CRAIGSLIST FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL WRITING POSITION. WITHIN A TWO WEEK SPAN, HERE'S WHO APPLIED. Data: Rebecca Spence | Design: Anthony Capano
42
60
% AFTER
% AFTER
24 HOURS
48 HOURS
91
% IN THE FIRST WEEK
07
% IN THE
40%
WE RECEIVED 190 APPLICATIONS IN THE FIRST WEEK. AND THE SECOND, YOU MIGHT ASK? 19
FIRST HOUR
OF THE 209 APPLICANTS RECEIVED, 83 OF THEM WERE MALE.
FEAR NOT, WE WON’T MAKE YOU DO THE MATH. 123 WERE FEMALE.
60%
LEVEL OF EDUCATION 70%
HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE BACHELOR’S DEGREE MASTERS PHD
60%
WTF! 8% ONLY
INCLUDED WRITING SAMPLES
50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
10
05 07
%
25
%
ONE IN FOUR APPLICANTS HAD INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
%
OVBIOUS TYPOS
NO COVER LETTER
03
%
%
NO RESUME (REALLY?!)
OOPS!
(CTRL+C)+(CTRL+V) OBVIOUS COPY AND PASTE JOBS
IF YOU’RE READING THIS, CHANCES ARE YOU EITHER A. DON’T HAVE A JOB OR B. ARE SCREWING THE POOCH AT WORK. SO, FOR REAL JOB LISTINGS VISIT