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- A software engineering role in the US drew 3,367 applicants.
- Recruiter Lusely Martinez used an application tracking system and manual checks to cut candidates.
- Those who made the cut were honest and understood the position's needs, Martinez said.
It took Lusely Martinez and her team 50 days to fill a software engineering role for a global tech company.
The role attracted 3,360 applicants and seven referrals, she wrote in a LinkedIn post. It meant that Martinez had a big job on her hands to filter the best candidate.