UK Recruitment Glossary
Easy Apply (LinkedIn)
In recruiter context
Easy Apply roles get hundreds of applications, often within hours of posting. Recruiters skim, and the ATS (where one is wired in) auto-rejects within minutes if your profile keywords don't match. As a candidate, treat Easy Apply as a low-effort top-of-funnel tactic at best. The roles where Easy Apply actually converts are usually high-volume entry-level postings.
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