Maybe things are different in different places, but I'd be redirecting my energies based on this graph. If you apply for 253 jobs over 172 days (and presumably this was not spread evenly) then that's more than 1 application a day. It takes me at least a day to write a high-quality introduction letter or statement for an application form that's tailored to the person specification for a particular job (that's what people look for in my experience, and I've been on interview panels before). In other words: go for quality not quantity. But it's a good point about experience - once you've got a year or more things do get easier!
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Reply to My job application history. Left: graduate during pandemic, Right: recently as a young professional [OC] by doplo123
Maybe things are different in different places, but I'd be redirecting my energies based on this graph. If you apply for 253 jobs over 172 days (and presumably this was not spread evenly) then that's more than 1 application a day. It takes me at least a day to write a high-quality introduction letter or statement for an application form that's tailored to the person specification for a particular job (that's what people look for in my experience, and I've been on interview panels before). In other words: go for quality not quantity. But it's a good point about experience - once you've got a year or more things do get easier!