Comment by Saleem Qureshi on January 12, 2010 at 7:05am

Good observation Kari,
I would like to add to this by suggesting why not set a dead line for the applicants or start filtering applications all year round? This way by the time summer arrives you would have your ideal applicants short listed and ready for interview. Whereas the other candidates would have enough time to seek other options.

Comment by Kari Quaas on January 12, 2010 at 11:53am

Hi Saleem,

A small percentage of the employers who use our website set deadlines and publicly display them on their profiles. Most may have some internal deadlines, but do not share them with the job seekers. I would say most keep their applications open all year, but do most of their true review of applications between November and May. Those that have year-round or winter operations, in addition to the busy summer season, utilize their current teams to fill jobs, or as you say above they have their "ideal applicants short listed." It's a wild thing to watch. From no employees or very few to thousands in a week or two come season start. Nice work if you can get it. : )

Thanks Saleem,
Kari

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