Kathy Lavinder, a veteran recruiter in corporate security and investigative roles, experiences a significant influx of unqualified applicants when posting job openings. With 25 years of experience, she now receives over 500 résumés per position, a stark increase highlighting the difficulties of job searching. The cooled job market contributes to longer search times, and advancements in AI enable rapid résumé submissions. Many applicants misinterpret job specifications, especially confusing physical security with IT security roles, resulting in around 80% unqualified candidates.
"It has been getting worse every single time I post something; it used to be I'd get a robust response, and now I get a tsunami."
"The job market has cooled, especially for desk jobs, and many people's searches are taking longer."
"I mean, I'm shouting at them: 'This is not a cyber role.'"
"When I go public with a job, about 80% of the applicants I get aren't qualified."
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