Ask HN: Is there an ideal day of the week to apply for a job?

2 points by mqp 5y ago ↗ HN

Started applying for roles recently and was wondering about this.

Friday seems less ideal to me, being the end of the work week and perhaps managers/hr aren't too keen to open such emails.

There is the risk that notifications and emails will get buried over the weekend in other communications.

By this logic I feel Monday morning is the best time. Anyone agree/disagree?

EDIT: Am I over thinking this?

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version_five 5y ago ↗

If you're getting in touch with people directly, friday afternoon is probably less effective. (Although you could also catch someone bored and waiting to go home that reads it immediately; less so these days). Monday morning may also be bad because there may be pressing stuff to deal with after the weekend.

For submitting an application to a job posting, they generally just get collected as they come in, then screened all at once, so when you send it doesn't matter.