Finding a full time role has been impossible. A year of applying, not a single interview. Are recruiters to blame? Hot take: recruiters have become gatekeepers where 800+ applicants are narrowed down to less than 5 to present to hiring teams and managers. Are they truly adept and equipped to be that filter even with AI and ATS help?

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The underlying blame is simply the economic conditions over the past year. Companies can't get a handle on the economy and where it's headed, so they're hesitant to do any hiring. You're right, however, that recruiters are a bottleneck. There are just too many people applying to too few jobs, and someone has to winnow down the applications.

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I have been looking for 8 months and I am right there with you. I have only had two interviews in that time span because of how bad the job market is. I have been thinking about hiring a career coach to see if that helps me at all.

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I'm looking for the offramp from graphics. Maybe I'll flip furniture or something. Something that isn't dependent on shareholders.

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What’s your location? If you aren’t in a major ad city, then it becomes very hard to

Are you reaching out to hiring managers?

Post your book, let’s see if we can get you an interview

It’s the market. Recruiters reach out to people in top companies, faang etc and everyone’s wanting to leave their current roles so you’re pretty much competing with them.

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