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> 400 applications to 1 hire isn't a great result, and I was somewhat surprised that only about 5% of applicants were even interviewed.

Though Aline didn't give hard numbers on this, I would not be surprised if a majority of the applicants completely ignored Keepsafe's instructions. She mentioned that a bunch just dumped generic cover letters or links in the box instead of actually answering the question.



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