Hello,
I have been applying to graphic design jobs for almost 4 months now and haven’t even gotten to the interview stages or heard back from any prospective employers.

Has anyone else had this same problem. They seem to post the position available but never respond to anyone applying? I’ve had other people who say the same exact thing. It makes me curious if all their doing is just collecting data this way.

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I am in the same boat. I've been unemployed for 5 months now with about 6 years being a senior graphic designer and have applied to probably over 100 companies and just get ghosted. I have even written follow up emails and still nothing....

My next step is to maybe consider a career change and do freelancing on the side. I can't go another 5 months without something :/

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me too, although not in a senior position. I should be. I worked for the newspaper industry and of course everyone knows where that has gone

I’ve had a family member from Harvard have the same issue. Companies post jobs but never have an opening . I’ve also been searching for another position in state and out of state and I’ve heard nothing but crickets. I have over 12 yrs experience, but I’ve been told my portfolio needs some refreshing to be more modernized.

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I’ve gone out of my way to update everything, even do new projects for free to keep everything fresh. I’m so over it, I’m applying for a Australian visa this year and I can’t wait to be approved because graphic designer positions over there pay better and on LinkedIn in some areas you don’t have more than 25 other applicants.

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yes, that's called ghosting. I have been looking for about the same amount of time. Although, I've actually had 3 interviews, one of them actually was a job offer but they pulled a really sly move and I lost the job.
Best word of advice, tailor your resume/letters to the job posting, keep a job log of jobs you've applied to. Because some of those jobs are posted but they aren't actually hiring. This way you don't repeat a job app.

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