And this is sort of why, every time I think I should start looking for a new job, I’m glad to have the two I’ve got:

From federal government clerk positions to grocery store cashiers, the competition for jobs is phenomenal. Applications for all types of positions are flooding in.

“We are pretty much overwhelmed with the number of applications that we are receiving for every job posting,” says Deputy Associate Director of the Center for Talent and Capacity Policy at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Angela Bailey.

Federal positions that usually would garner 25 resumes now sometimes receive up to 400, Bailey says. Two office positions at the Board of Immigration Appeals recently received 300 applications.

“It’s no longer one of those things where people are honing in on specific salary levels. Right now, it just if I can get a job, that’s good enough,” she says.

Applicants with lots of experience are applying for entry-level positions, says Bailey at OPM.

This is especially true at the Bookstore, where two of the recent hires are, respectively, a former Major League Baseball player, and a former reporter for a television network (I’m not sure if he was with the cable network, or the local affiliate).