I'm also having trouble wrapping my head around the idea that it's OK to apply for multiple openings at the same company at the same time. But, since one of the job postings I have applied for has three very similar other ones also open, I guess that's what I'm going to do.
Still feels strange.
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Some do have a thing where you create an account and apply for as many jobs as you want. And you can come back, log in and see where your application is in the process.
And some you just have to send off into the ether hoping that it got there, cause you never hear back.
This mode is clearly out of date. Now the dedication comes only after the offer. I can adapt, but it's been an interesting journey.
Many agencies only keep a file for six months before trashing it. I've filled out the same sixteen forms in order to be interviewed by some wet-behind-the-ears newbie who didn't even know how naive s/he was, sometimes at the same desk, three and four times in the same office.
I try to keep close enough track to only apply once for any opening, which is challenging enough when a dozen agencies are all advertising it, but I'll re-apply to the same company two or three times a year.
And that's minimally.