Not from the couch, but from the office: We upload our resume after lunch, and resign mentally during snack time

The latest traffic data of the online job search portal CVonline.hu show a clear pattern: visitor activity follows official working hours with eerie precision. The data shows that the vast majority of users are active employees who use the workplace infrastructure and time to switch.

The secret schedule of the “second shift” at work

Analysis of the annual data reveals a typical office agenda, where the steps of the job search are aligned with workplace breaks and daily “dead spots”:

1. 11:00 – The “Coffee Break” (Browsing): After morning meetings and emails, the application process begins at 11:00. At this time, employees are only assessing the possibilities, “browsing” between jobs.
2. 13:00 – The “Deep Work” (CV upload): The most telling data. The task that requires the most attention, registering and uploading your CV, peaks around 1:00 p.m., right after lunch.“The data shows that employees ‘appropriate’ the post-lunch period to build their future. They probably use the quieter early afternoon minutes for administration, which they don’t want to do at the expense of their free time” – assesses the data Zilda Káplár, the operational director of CVonline.hu.
3. 15:00 – The “Decision” (Submission): The process ends at a dead end in the afternoon: the number of submitted, successful applications is highest at 3 p.m.

Christmas Eve and the “Holy Weekend”: When the Hungarian puts down the lute

The most important social lesson of the analysis is that Hungarians sharply separate work from private life, even when they want to get away from their jobs.

• Total holiday silence: According to the data, on national holidays (e.g. August 20, March 15 or Christmas), activity drops to a fraction of the average traffic.
• Weekend rest: On Saturday and Sunday, activity drops to barely a third of the weekday level.

This proves that we do not look for work during the day due to some kind of natural biorhythm, but based on a conscious decision: we “work” on our job search during working hours, and free time is sacred. It is clear: we consider job search as “work”.

November rush and the “new Monday momentum” Examining seasonality and the weekly rhythm, further interesting facts were revealed:

• Monday shock: Activity is highest on Monday, which gradually decreases by Friday. The difficulty of returning after the weekend and the mental strength released at the weekend immediately prompt many to think about changing.
• We don’t wait for the New Year: Seasonally, the most active month of the year is not January, but November. Employees want to secure their positions for next year before the holidays and bonuses. In contrast, there is the least movement in August, when everyone is on vacation during the “cucumber season.”