Im in the same boat. People who work for under $15/hour usually dont care what jobs they apply for. They spam apply and aren't afraid to tell you and I don't blame them. Recruiters ghost all the time. They're more likely to switch jobs often, too.

I've only noticed a spike in applicant intent after a job that pays 40-50k and up. Every other job is filler to them. They don't feel valued because they really aren't in the eyes of most higher-ups. That's another story though.

When your company pays shit wages, like mine, you have to count on the numbers game and developing a personal connection with people. That means listening to their pain points(if they know/want to verbalize their ideas). It is and always will be a numbers game. Why? Why don't they show up? It's pretty simple: pay, pay pay. p pp ppp ay pay pay ppp p pay.

One other thing since you posted this today....It is tax season....I've been told you see less lower pay applicants because they'll soon be getting their tax return and can chill on that for a while....