Why everybody’s hiring, but nobody’s getting hired.

Image: Thomas Trutschel / Photothek via Getty Images. Article by Rani Molla and Emily Stewart. Vox – September 20, 2021.

Patrick Healy says he did everything right in his job search. After being laid off as a designer early on in the pandemic, Healy, 36, tried his hand at a couple of entrepreneurial ventures before looking for a new full-time position at the start of 2021. He estimates he applied for hundreds of positions, relying on nearly a dozen jobs boards, researching potential employers, and writing personalized cover letters to accompany his résumé. […]

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