THE CRAIGSLIST EXPERIMENT

HOW HARD IS IT TO LAND A JOB IN CANADAS 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

% AFTER

24 HOURS

60

% AFTER

48 HOURS

07
40%

% IN THE
FIRST HOUR

91

% IN THE
FIRST WEEK

WE RECEIVED 190 APPLICATIONS IN THE FIRST WEEK. AND THE SECOND, YOU MIGHT ASK? 19

OF THE 209 APPLICANTS RECEIVED, 83 OF THEM WERE MALE.

FEAR NOT, WE WONT MAKE YOU DO THE MATH. 123 WERE FEMALE.

60%

LEVEL OF EDUCATION
70% 60%

WTF! 8%
ONLY INCLUDED WRITING SAMPLES

50% 40% 30% 20% 10%

HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE BACHELORS DEGREE MASTERS PHD

10

25

NO COVER LETTER

OVBIOUS TYPOS

03

NO RESUME (REALLY?!)

OOPS!

(CTRL+C)+(CTRL+V) OBVIOUS COPY AND PASTE JOBS

05 07
%

ONE IN FOUR APPLICANTS HAD INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

IF YOURE READING THIS, CHANCES ARE YOU EITHER A. DONT HAVE A JOB OR B. ARE SCREWING THE POOCH AT WORK. SO, FOR REAL JOB LISTINGS VISIT