How many jobs should you apply to?

Fewer, better-fit applications beat spraying hundreds. A tailored application to a role you genuinely match converts far better than a generic one — and it costs a fraction of the emotional energy over a long search.

Let your data decide

Track your response rate by source. If a channel is not replying after a couple of weeks, stop feeding it and redirect that time into follow-ups and referrals, which convert far better than cold applications.

A reasonable target is a handful of well-matched, tailored applications a week that you actually follow up on — not fifty generic ones you never hear back from. Quality plus persistence beats raw volume almost every time.