10 applications/resumes to get an interview

5 interviews to get an offer

50 resumes to get one job offer.

This assumes you have a good resume and are applying for jobs that you’re qualified for.

Another rule of thumb is that you should expect it to take at least 1 month for every $10K of income you are expecting. It would take 4 months for example if you’re looking for $40K but nearly a year for $100K

(this is a result of supply and demand – there are fewer high $ jobs and more people want them)

Of course, these are rules of thumb and don’t apply to every job seeker or every market. There are some jobs (RN) where you can walk in the door and have a job in a few minutes. There are other jobs (college professor) where the number of applicants far outweighs the number of positions for them.

Good luck.