15,000 job applications, 150 hired
Ramsey received 15,000 job applications last year but hired only about 150 people, illustrating why online applications alone rarely result in a job offer.
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Book Sale, Jason's Father-in-Law Debt Betrayal & Job Search Advice
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After a brief Fourth of July book sale promotion, Jason calls from Spokane with a heartbreaking situation: his wife's mother died suddenly at 54, her father received a life insurance payout and promised to continue paying the student loans he'd been covering, but has since reneged for no stated reason. The couple is now married with $62,000 in combined student debt — Jason's $40,000 and his wife's $22,000 — that they hadn't budgeted for. His wife has a marketing degree but has applied to nearly 100 jobs without a single interview. Dave is clear on both fronts: the father-in-law has lost all claim to financial trust, but the couple can still love him; and online-only job applications are a waste of time. He sends Jason a copy of Ken Coleman's 'The Proximity Principle' and explains that Ramsey hired 150 people last year from 15,000 applications — AI discards 98% before a human ever sees them. The only path to getting hired is knowing someone who knows someone at the company. The couple's honeymoon plans are also put on hold until the debt is gone.
Online Job Applications Are a Waste of Time
Ramsey received 15,000 job applications last year and hired 150 people. Most applications never get human eyes — AI sorts them. The only reliable path to a job offer is a personal connection that pulls your application out of the pile. Applying online is not job hunting. Period.
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