How Many Months Does It Take To Find A Job?

fizkes via Getty Images The length of a job search varies depending on factors like how long you have been out of work, your industry and if you already have a job. “Everybody’s job search is unique,” said Ashley Watkins, a job search coach with corporate recruiting experience. “It’s unique to their specific situation, meaning the field that they’re in, the success that they’ve had in the past, their network and how much time they have to dedicate to their job search.” You can’t know for sure how long it will take you to get hired, but there are trends of how long job searches typically take. “For some people it takes longer, they don’t get a job right away,” Sharone said. “Lots of recruiters say, ‘Hey, someone who has 10 years’ experience applying for a job that only requires five years of experience ―I’m not even going to look at them because they are going to be bored, they are going to expect more money.’” During one field experiment when he was a visiting scholar at the Boston Fed, economist Rand Ghayad sent out 4,800 fake résumés responding to 600 job openings, varying how long these fictional job seekers had been out of work and how much experience they had, while keeping their male gender and education background constant.