{"id":704111,"date":"2025-11-17T21:41:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=704111"},"modified":"2025-11-17T21:41:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:41:49","slug":"we-asked-young-americans-how-their-job-search-is-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=704111","title":{"rendered":"We asked young Americans how their job search is going"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/life-culture\/article\/69090\/1\/young-americans-how-their-creative-job-search-is-going\" data-article-id=\"69090\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"girls_film_still\" class=\"img\" height=\"946\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430851-1.jpg\" width=\"1420\" title=\"1430851-1\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">GIRLS HBO <span class=\"nowrap\">(FILM STILL)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><span class=\"month\">November<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"17\">17,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - life-culture\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\">Life &amp; Culture<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/speakerbox\">Speakerbox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>We asked young Americans how their job search <span class=\"nowrap\">is going<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>The unemployment rate for recent grads is the highest it\u2019s been in a decade \u2013 so what does it take to land your first creative role in today\u2019s <span class=\"nowrap\">job market?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"month\">November<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"17\">17,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - life-culture\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\">Life &amp; Culture<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/speakerbox\">Speakerbox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isabelbekele\">Isabel Bekele<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<aside class=\"primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky bottom\">\n<div class=\"read-more\"><span class=\"read-more-header\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-items\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-life-culture\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/68983\/1\/so-excited-to-catch-up-culture-friendship-recaps-friends\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sorry, Baby (Film still)\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1429729-22.jpg\" title=\"1429729-22\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\">Life &amp; 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Culture<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/65480\/1\/future-beyond-work-ai-robot-take-our-jobs-whats-next-for-humanity-ubi-laziness\"><span class=\"title\">After work: If AI takes all our jobs, what\u2019s next for humanity?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If you want to get an understanding of what the job market is like for young, freshly graduated Americans right now, simply ask them to describe the job search in one word. \u201cDraining\u201d, \u201csuffocating\u201d, and \u201cdiscouraging\u201d are some of the responses that you may receive. Some may even cheat, and give you two: \u201cemotionally taxing\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One glance through recent job numbers proves that these post-grads aren\u2019t speaking hyperbolically, either. According to federal data, the unemployment rate for \u201cnew entrants\u201d, a group that includes recent college grads and others trying to break into the full-time workforce, has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/03\/job-market-new-grads-unemployment.html\"><span>hit a nine-year peak<\/span><\/a><span>. Other studies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cengagegroup.com\/edtech-research\/employability-report\/\"><span>have reported<\/span><\/a><span> that the entry-level job market is the toughest it\u2019s been in years, with only 30 per cent of 2025 graduates finding jobs in their fields. And, with the exception of the pandemic years (notably, the time many of these applicants were in college), the unemployment rate for recent college graduates aged 22 to 27 is, in fact, the highest it\u2019s been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkfed.org\/research\/college-labor-market#--:explore:unemployment\"><span>since 2015<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Those numbers, coupled with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/69035\/1\/they-said-it-was-more-cost-effective-meet-the-workers-replaced-by-ai\"><span>rise of AI,<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/10\/09\/america-feels-recession-state-dependent-income-cohort-moody-zandi\/\"><span>threats of a recession<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/13\/politics\/government-shutdown-ends-federal-workers-return\"><span>general government<\/span><\/a><span> turmoil, paint an undeniably grim picture of young people\u2019s current prospects. For those in industries such as music, media and film, the opportunities appear to be scarcer. Landing a creative job straight out of college has never been easy, but in 2025, pursuing a creative career can mean<\/span><span> moving home, pivoting to freelance work and picking up odd jobs (or multiple part-time jobs at once) to cope with the current slim pickings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To get an understanding of today\u2019s tumultuous job market, we asked young Americans in creative fields at various stages of the search process to share their experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>BINA, 22, WASHINGTON<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u201c<span>Even before I graduated, I was looking for jobs. After I graduated, I stayed in Los Angeles, where I went to school, so that I could hopefully live there and look for work. I was applying to jobs every day, reformatting my resume, and going to all these networking events. But I just wasn\u2019t hearing back, or the places that I was looking at weren\u2019t hiring. Eventually, I moved back home and got a part-time job at a church doing creative direction for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAt first, my job search strategy was just going on LinkedIn and looking at the jobs that were available for graphic designers. But then, I\u2019d see that a job posted five minutes ago would already have 200 applicants, and it was like that for every job. It felt like it was pretty oversaturated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI had this expectation that once I graduate, I\u2019ll move on to this next phase, and all these things will be available for me. But that wasn\u2019t the case, and I had to adjust my expectations, recognise my reality, and move home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>CORDELL, 22, FLORIDA\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve been cold emailing about five to 10 people a week, applying to two to three jobs a day. It\u2019s been a bit depressing. At times, while looking for jobs, I think, \u2018Well, I have a skillset. I feel like I can do these things.\u2019 But there aren\u2019t too many journalism opportunities for me to apply for. It\u2019s definitely even more competitive. Now, people who are freshly [entering] the industry are looking for jobs, while people who are tenured are also looking for those same exact jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou can\u2019t really secure a job. The jobs that you can secure are probably not going to be enough to pay the bills, or pay enough to live sustainably without having to pick up something else. Our generation is not really one to overwork ourselves for little to nothing, but that\u2019s what\u2019s available right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>I\u2019m seeing all these people that I really admire lose their jobs to corporate restructures or AI. It\u2019s very emotionally challenging<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>SERI, 22, CALIFORNIA<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span>\u201cI probably applied to around 200 jobs. I kept track of everything. Most were in social media marketing, marketing and event planning. I even applied to executive assistant jobs, to try and get my foot in the door anywhere. I interviewed at some, sent out a ton of applications and would hear back from a small number, if I was lucky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA lot of the time, these jobs were given to people who had more experience than me, even though they were labelled as entry-level. That was super discouraging because I thought, \u2018How am I supposed to find experience and have experience when no one is hiring straight out of college?\u2019 After I made it to the final round interview for four different jobs and didn\u2019t get any of them, I took it as a sign to take a break and start freelancing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI knew it wouldn&#8217;t be easy to find a job, based on what people were saying about the economy and the job market, but I didn\u2019t expect it to be this difficult. When I came out of school, I was super involved. I had multiple jobs, multiple internships. I thought I was qualified.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>STARR, 23, CALIFORNIA<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span>\u201cIn journalism specifically right now, every time you hop on LinkedIn, more layoffs are happening. The most recent case was that <em>Teen Vogue<\/em> is no longer. Hopping on LinkedIn and seeing the \u2018I got laid off\u2019 posts over and over again is very discouraging after going to years of [journalism] college. I went to school during Covid, too, so that had some challenges, but I made it out. Now that I\u2019ve graduated, I\u2019m seeing all these people that I really admire lose their jobs to corporate restructures or AI. It\u2019s very emotionally challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m doing remote work now by freelancing, but I was expecting to have a lot more bylines, a lot more work coming in, or just a lot more happening. I have one consistent freelance job right now, and I\u2019m grateful to have that. But I was just expecting a lot more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>I\u2019d spend probably around 10 hours a week applying to jobs, which just feels like throwing a rock into the ocean<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>VICTORIA, 24, WASHINGTON<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span>\u201cA lot of new grads are unemployed right now, especially in film and entertainment, and I feel like the job search process can get dehumanising at times. When I first graduated, I\u2019d spend so long on my job applications, even though I knew they\u2019d probably just hire internally, and I\u2019d get a rejection less than 24 hours later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe cost of living has made it really hard, too. It\u2019s gone up so much, and yet a lot of jobs don\u2019t pay the salary you need to live. There aren\u2019t as many jobs as there used to be in entertainment, and there are a lot of factors that are just making it really bad for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>HEATHER, 22, VIRGINIA<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span>\u201cEveryone is super gatekeeper-y, and it affects the social climate as well. Everyone\u2019s job hunting, so you hear, \u2018Oh my god, so and so got a job here, so and so got a job here.\u2019 At school, I was applying for jobs much more intensely because I didn\u2019t know what I was going to do. I\u2019d spend probably around 10 hours a week applying to jobs, which just feels like throwing a rock into the ocean.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>SAVANNAH, 22, PENNSYLVANIA<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span>\u201cI do <\/span><em><span>a lot<\/span><\/em><span>. Sometimes, I think, \u2018I\u2019m doing so much, how are my skills or my qualifications not being recognised?\u2019 At times, I just sit back and reevaluate how I am going about showing my skills, because obviously, what I\u2019m doing isn\u2019t working. I just keep thinking, \u2018Whatever job I\u2019m supposed to have, I\u2019ll have it whenever I\u2019m supposed to.\u2019 But that\u2019s been the most taxing thing \u2013 the fact that I do so much and sometimes, I\u2019m not even getting interviews to even talk about what I\u2019ve been doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn marketing, especially, it\u2019s a super-saturated market. 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