Job Hunt 2026 — NANSTAR.DESIGN

Personal tracking / Apr 2026

JOB
HUNT
2026

143 applications. 1 interview. 0 offers. All the data from a 5-month active search — where the effort went, where it didn't, and what it means.

Total sent
143
Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
Interviews
1
Via referral only
Offers
0
—
Rejections
21
14.7% reply rate
Ghosted
~99
No response
Freelance leads
23
Separate pipeline
01

Where the effort went

By platform
Jobstreet — 40
MyCareersFuture — 36
LinkedIn — 32
Outreach — 23
Indeed — 7
Other — 5
By role level
Mid — 69 (49%)
Senior — 33 (23%)
Freelance — 18 (13%)
Manager — 10 (7%)
Director — 10 (7%)
02

Sector breakdown

Applications vs rejection rate % — grouped by sector
Applications
Rejection rate %
03

Rejection rate by level

% of applications in each tier that received a rejection (vs silence)
04

Volume over time

Applications per month
05

Key signals

01 / TRACTION
Referral only
1 interview, 0 from any portal. Channel is confirmed.
02 / VOLUME
49% mid-level
Half all applications went below target seniority.
03 / SECTOR
F&B — mostly ghosted
34 apps into the strongest sector, mostly silence back.
04 / REJECTION
FMCG 36%
Most feedback, weakest actual fit.
05 / TARGET TIER
Manager — 30% rej.
Being read, not converting. A tailoring problem, not visibility.
06 / BLACK HOLES
Govt + Entertainment
14 combined applications, zero feedback of any kind.