You’d think that with all the talk about a Talent War, about the shortage of incoming workers and Boomers suddenly becoming even more desirable, it’d be easy for candidates to find great jobs. Figure out what you can do; find an opening - BANG! Job.

But what if there are so many jobs (or at least advertisements for jobs) out there that candidates spend all their time wading through nonsensical offers to “Work From Home!” and “Be YoUr own BosS.” What if, in the War on Talent, job seekers aren’t even sure where to send their resumes? It’s no wonder so many talented candidates tell us they’ve had difficulty finding worthwhile opportunities.

A post today on The Hire Sense offers some interesting (or terrifying, if you’re a candidate) information about the sheer volume of online job ads. Citing a recent study by The Conference Board, the post claims that “the total online job ads were 4,374,400 in May,” up 9,000 from a month ago and a whopping 29% from the same time last year. California led the pack with 705,200 job ads, and our own Texas came in at around 368,400. The report itself (PDF) states that around 412,500 ads were for healthcare and over 1/3 were for Management and Business/Financial positions.

Not so long ago, tzbig’s Jim Hammock wrote here that the volume of resumes and contacts sourcers and recruiters receive often makes it difficult to do their best work. Those sourcers and recruiters are experienced HR professionals whose main job is to find and place talent. If their job is made difficult by volume, imagine how insurmountable that volume must seem to candidates who are essentially amateur job seekers.

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