Applied to a bunch of positions recently and getting a lot of generic rejections for positions I’m definitely qualified for. Is this typical?

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Yes. 1,727,363 other people are also qualified. Being qualified does not equal a job or even an interview. Especially with something as subjective as creative output.

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