13% of recent hires say the job search took longer than 6 months

13% of recent hires say the job search took longer than 6 months 13% of recent hires say the job search took longer than 6 months How long has looking for a job taken you?  Recent data from Clutch shows that 13% of full-time employees say their job search took longer than six months.The company  also reports that “only 41% of workers seeking technical roles apply to 5 or fewer jobs, signaling tougher competition for companies,” and that “only 1% of recent hires accepted a job after more than 6 months of interviews.”In terms of how the research was carried out, Clutch polled 507 full-time, adult, American workers who began a new position over the last six months.Here’s how long it’s taken Americans to look for a jobCheck out the breakdown: “Less than 1 month:” 30% “1-2 months:” 28% “3-4 months:” 20% “5-6 months:” 10% “More than 6 months:” 13% The report notes that “once a recruiting process exceeds 1 to 2 months, it’s increasingly likely that a candidate has already accepted another offer from a company that simply moved faster.”How many jobs people apply for each time they look for a jobMost apply to two, three, four or five of them, but some apply to many more: 1: 19% 2-5: 33% 6-10: 21% 11-20: 11% 21-40: 8% 40+: 8% How Americans feel about the nature of interviewsRespondents said that these are the ways it impacts what they think of a company: “Strongly:” 40% “Somewhat:” 30% “Slightly:” 21% “Not at all:” 9% Here’s how long interviewing takesMost people surveyed said that it didn’t take longer than two weeks: “Less than 2 weeks:” 43% “2-3 weeks:” 26% “1-2 months:” 19% “3-4 months:” 8% “5 or more months:” 4% Similarly, prior research  from Comparably has found that  63% of tech workers get a response from an employer within 7 days of an interview.