Well the thing is, applying is way way easier nowadays. Op here sends an average of over 1.5 applications out every day for two months and has an interview every other day. It's very easy to apply online, but the downside is they get hundreds of applicants for every position. No way you're not going to very very quickly drop some people.

I’m sorry but I’m crying laughing at Poland right now because all the stupid Polish jokes I’ve heard are suddenly making sense. Polands public transit is the only one that is all dots, no line interconnecting communities. The damn Pol’s missed the main purpose of public transportation, connect people!

Yeah I know and it's great. I didn't want to get into that because OP didn't know/account for it

Just curious, are you applying for roles you are underqualified for? Maybe it’s just different in the US than it is here but I have applied for 3 jobs and got an offer at 2 out of 3, and most of my friends from uni have not applied to more than 5 jobs while finding one rather quickly. The only person I know who is not getting offers is the guy who spent 10y on his BSc degree and still thinks he will get an amazing job. Either way GL with the job hunt

Do the united states next, i want to see how pathetic it is

It‘s remarkable how many people think paying higher wages won’t mean higher prices. You can see them cheer on higher wages for restaurant workers, and in the next breath rant about the price of eating at a restaurant. Can people really go through 13-17 years of education without learning how markets work?

I could never work for a company that does more than 2 interviews. Either you’re efficient and you want me. Or you’re as flexible as an oil tanker and you don’t.

Why don't you count the recruiter as a 1st round? And why isn't "not a good fit" the same as "rejected" for other rounds?

How do we find the actual source of your data? "Bloomberg" and "Credit Suisse" does not tell us anything of where to go to find out more, to check details on the dataset like its granularity, collection, and any adjustments, or to verify or cross-check your information.

Also, your newsletter link does not link to any actual issue -- it just links to your homepage.

>bigger sign of how rich a country is than the sheer amount of train tracks.

While I mostly agree these two might still be correlated. You see this on the map of italy. Italy is divided in a rich(er) industrialised north and a comparably poor rural south. Having railroads doesn't make you rich or vice versa But I think there is still a connection to be observed when you specifically look at the history of a country and the developement of a railroadsystem, don't you think?

I'm all for wealth going to people who have to work to survive. Hopefully the trend continues to grow for everyone (fuck the 1%)

Belgium is steadily shifting to this model as well. However due to the excessive ribbon development, citizens expect to be catered everywhere, which makes efficient public transport planning a difficult exercise.

Labor is just one aspect of running a business. For most industries it’s the #1 cost, so yes, an increase in labor cost + other increases mentioned above = 30% increase to your goods and services.

what company goes to an 8th interview with a candidate???

are you saying that the 15% raises are causing everything to cost 30% more? cuz that doesn’t make any sense at all

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That's probably because its far tougher to be homeless in Minnesota in January than California. It goes below freezing and then stays there 24 hours a day for weeks on end, sometimes. The outdoors just becomes lethal. Lots of people hop on trains or evacuate for winter and come back during more temperate months. Some people tough it out.

It's very hard to see people living in tents outside when its -20 degrees and not believe that our system is fucked to hell and back. Yet some manage to do just that.

Also with level of industry / development. Southern Italy is a little less dense than the north but also way more agricultural & lower wages as people will be fine running their small olive or lemon farm by hand.

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This is fascinating. Thank you for creating it! I know the Europeans have some issues with the data but as an American this makes me very jealous. (And would be quite sad to be the American version.)

100 applications for 2 jobs is it hard now due to recession or normally also we need to try that much

Crazy good or crazy bad? Or crazy all over the place?

Poor souls, we dont eben want the DB to be owned by the DB over here

It's better, but still a weak correlation (using median home prices).

I got a job at a big tech firm at 40 after switching careers at 35. It can be done