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However, as the weeks dragged on, the weight of job applications began to loom larger. Despite having sent over a hundred tailored resumes and cover letters with the assistance of tools like ChatGPT, most applications have gone unanswered. Out of those hundred submissions, only a small fraction yielded responses, and even fewer led to actual interviews.
The job search landscape today appears to be filled with unpredictability. Highs of interview opportunities are often stifled by subsequent weeks of silence, leading to a cycle of hope and disappointment. The candidate experience amplifies this frustration, especially when job seekers invest time and effort into what feels like thorough preparations, only to receive generic rejections or no feedback at all.