I usually just check job alerts whenever I check email, but I got curious when they actually show up. So I signed up for more alerts across 8 job sites (LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, etc.) and tracked when they hit my inbox.
I did this per hour for an entire week and by day for an entire week.
Most surprising: 26% of my alerts arrived between 12am and 4am!
Overall findings (US Pacific timezone)
- Each job board has a different peak time and pattern.
- Saturday was the busiest day (17% of alerts), but weekdays are similar to weekends.
- Check twice a day. Morning covers overnight alerts, evening check covers the rest.
- Does alert location impact send time? It's not clear. Glassdoor sends remote jobs at 10am AND 11pm. Same with LinkedIn.
Job boards
- LinkedIn → peaks in the morning (6–10 AM), but spread out
- Indeed → sends heavily overnight, but almost nothing mid-day
- Glassdoor → sends in two waves (8pm to 3am, 8am to 1pm), but the evening is peak.
- Jobright → their claim to send new jobs right away is reflected in the data
- Seek (Australia) → concentrated in a short window (starts at 7am Sydney time)
What else would be interesting to see?
by jobbox-cc