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Advice about job search goes out of date, and the figures in it faster. Every guide here is recounted from the 45,510 open jobs each time they are read again, so a number you see is today’s.
Remote work
Which jobs can be done from home, and what they pay19% of 45,510 open jobs can be done from home. The share by field, what remote jobs advertise as pay, and how many are open to any country.ReadHow many days in the office: what hybrid job postings ask for532 open postings say how many days a week to be in the office, and 69% of them ask for 3 days. The full count, where hybrid jobs are and what to ask before you apply.Read
Reading postings
How long a job posting stays open, and what an old one meansHalf of open postings are younger than 53 days; 33% have been open 90 days or more. What an old posting tells you and how to check it.ReadIntern, junior, senior, lead: what the level in a job title meansWhat each level in a job title means in plain words, how many open jobs carry it and what they advertise as pay, counted from today’s postings.ReadHow to tell whether a job posting is still openFour checks that take a minute: the date, the employer’s own page, the wording of the posting and how long it has been open.ReadHow to read a job posting: what each part tells youThe six parts of a job posting and what to look for in each: the title, the place, the pay, what you must have, what is nice to have, and how to apply.ReadBeyond the tools: the work habits job postings ask for mostCounted in 7,731 open postings with a full description: end-to-end ownership (49%), compliance and regulation (47%), stakeholders (41%). What each means and how to show it in a resume and an interview.Read
Pay
Who states the pay in a job posting50% of 45,510 open postings state what the job pays. The share by field, which employers always state it, and what to do when a posting is silent.ReadDoes a Senior title pay more? Advertised pay by level, field by fieldSenior postings advertise 13% more than postings with no level in the title overall, but not in every field. The figures by field, to bring when you ask for a raise.Read
First job
Where beginners are hired: entry-level jobs by field1,553 of 45,510 open jobs are internships or junior roles. Which fields have them, which employers hire the most beginners, and how to find the rest.ReadHow many years of experience jobs really ask for26,667 open postings name a number of years. The median is 5; junior postings ask for 2. By level, by field, and what to do when you have fewer.Read
Skills
Applying
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