40 job applications, 7 interviews is that a good ratio?

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Only half of them have gotten back to me, so it's more like 7/21, but I know many people employers simply ghost you and others literally tell you it's going to take months!

Depends on a lot of factors such as demand, industry etc but I'd say that's a good ratio.

7 interviews sounds plenty, more than that would sound like a tiring challenge.

The main question though, isn't about quantity or ratio it's whether these jobs are ones you are genuinely interested in and could see yourself being happy in those roles (or will enable you to keep a roof over your head and food in your belly if that's your situation).

That’s a huge number of job applications in one go! It depends on the industry and role but I’d say you have more than enough to keep you busy there.
If you have a favourite I recommend making sure that isn’t your first interview. Do a couple of interviews for places you are less keen on first, for practise. Then you’ll learn from any mistakes before attending the interview for your favourite job. Good luck!

It's actually getting quite tiring! Unfortunately I'm a mix of both, I want to make a smart career move, but got bills to pay. And none of the timelines match at all. I've applied for a few that I'd call my "dream job" -just got the rejection email after the interview, but I have one that I'd really love to get to offer stage next week. But then today, I'm on my last stage tomorrow morning expecting to get a final decision by Friday. On Friday I've also got a big interview, and Ive for two phone interviews tomorrow morning!!

It's also the first time that I feel like I'm interviewing the company/culture as much as they're interviewing me. That's a very refreshing change.

Good luck OP! I think 7 interview is amazing

Thank you!! Now the challenge bis to get an offer ;)