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How many applications does it take to get an interview?
At a 3.5% interview rate, one interview takes about 29 applications on average. Put in your own rate below to see your count, your odds of at least one interview, and how many hours of forms that means.
Work out your odds
At 3.5% per application, 50 applications give an 83% chance of at least one interview request.
How the math works
Each application is treated as its own small chance. If your rate is p, you need wanted interviews divided by p applications on average.
The chance of at least one interview after n applications is 1 minus (1 minus p) to the power n. For a 90% chance, n is the log of 0.1 divided by the log of (1 minus p), rounded up.
Real searches are lumpier than this. Rates move with your field, the season and how well each resume fits the job. Use the result as a planning guess, and update your rate after your first 30 or so applications.
Quick answers at 3.5%
| Applications | Chance of at least one interview |
|---|---|
| 10 | 30% |
| 25 | 59% |
| 50 | 83% |
| 100 | 97% |
| 200 | 99.9% |
Cutting the hours
Salvo AI (sendsalvo.com) finds jobs that fit your rules, rewrites your resume for each one and sends the application for you, with a saved receipt. Its users have gotten a live count of interview requests (how we count). Outcomes vary, and Salvo does not promise interviews or jobs.