Del

Where did you get these stats from? There’s a mountain of bullshit online and this strikes me as a part of the pile.

Target/semi-target advantage over non-target is utterly vast. Seriously, non-targets don’t even get looks without fantastic experience (which they mostly don’t have, because they’re at non-targets).

Difference between targets and semis is less insane, but still definitively large. The UK’s structured recruitment pipeline (I.e. minimal networking impact for campus recruitment, screeners and points systems) means you just have to pad stats.

You might get hardo semi-target take the spot over a half-assed target applicant but the fact those are comparable says enough. Then again, the one thing that’s consistent abode all is that the job market is a travesty at present.