I keep getting rejected for jobs that feel like exact matches for my background. Same tools, same industry, same level. What the heck is going on??

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Hyper competitive employers market. There’s a sea of candidates right now for any position/level.

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Are you applying within the first few hours of the job being posted? Did you get an internal referral to the role?

If the answer to both of those questions is “no”, then chances are that nobody actually looked at your resume. Unfortunately, that’s how this market is going

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I am struggling big time right now. At my wits end and frustration is increasing by the hour.

I’m looking for someone in the UX industry (preferably NYC) to chat with on how to navigate going forward.

If anyone here can lend an ear, please message me or comment here and I will start the pm. Thanks everyone and have a great day!

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What do you do if you just started at an agency, like a week ago, and then get an offer from your dream agency

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Hi Chicago fish, my team is looking for an ACD (copywriter) for a financial services account. Good work/life balance here, nice folks and a big agency. Please DM me your portfolio if interested.

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Got flaked on twice in a span of 3 hours by a recruiter.

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Best interview tips?

Any Boston AE/SAE jobs available?

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Could lead to full time. Send book!

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