A robot stands beside a glowing screen displaying, "Searching jobs... 0 results found. 404: Job Market Not Found," conveying a humorous yet bleak tone.
A robot stands beside a glowing screen displaying, "Searching jobs... 0 results found. 404: Job Market Not Found," conveying a humorous yet bleak tone.
A robot stands beside a glowing screen displaying, "Searching jobs... 0 results found. 404: Job Market Not Found," conveying a humorous yet bleak tone.

404: Job Market Not Found

404: Job Market Not Found

A digital zine for the jobless and disillusioned. From ghost jobs to unrealistic hiring expectations, we're pulling back the curtain on what job seekers are really up against in today's broken job market.

Yes, the job market is really this bad. This isn’t a positive spin that you'd find on LinkedIn. This is a clear, breakdown of what’s dragging the 2025 job market further into the ground.

A dark "Apply" button with white text dissolves on the right side into small fragments, while melting black drips flow downwards, creating a surreal effect.

Yes, the job market is really this bad. This isn’t a positive spin that you'd find on LinkedIn. This is a clear, breakdown of what’s dragging the 2025 job market further into the ground.

A dark "Apply" button with white text dissolves on the right side into small fragments, while melting black drips flow downwards, creating a surreal effect.

Yes, the job market is really this bad. This isn’t a positive spin that you'd find on LinkedIn. This is a clear, breakdown of what’s dragging the 2025 job market further into the ground.

A dark "Apply" button with white text dissolves on the right side into small fragments, while melting black drips flow downwards, creating a surreal effect.
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Two grey doors side by side; left reads "Career Opportunity," right reads "Ghosted Again." Represents choices with hopeful and disappointed tones.

Are recruiters helping or hurting your job search? Learn the truth about titles,...

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A dark "Apply" button with white text dissolves on the right side into small fragments, while melting black drips flow downwards, creating a surreal effect.

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Two grey doors side by side; left reads "Career Opportunity," right reads "Ghosted Again." Represents choices with hopeful and disappointed tones.

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Two grey doors side by side; left reads "Career Opportunity," right reads "Ghosted Again." Represents choices with hopeful and disappointed tones.

Are recruiters helping or hurting your job search? Learn the truth about titles, incentives, and why...

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Two grey doors side by side; left reads "Career Opportunity," right reads "Ghosted Again." Represents choices with hopeful and disappointed tones.

Are recruiters helping or hurting your job search? Learn the truth about titles, incentives, and why...

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Illustration of a blue bar graph with three horizontal bars and a magnifying glass on the left. An exclamation mark in a triangle signifies importance.

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Illustration of a blue bar graph with three horizontal bars and a magnifying glass on the left. An exclamation mark in a triangle signifies importance.

Job boards don’t show the full story. Layoff trackers reveal which companies are cutting staff despi...

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Illustration of a blue bar graph with three horizontal bars and a magnifying glass on the left. An exclamation mark in a triangle signifies importance.

Job boards don’t show the full story. Layoff trackers reveal which companies are cutting staff despi...

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A stylized illustration shows a large, golden parachute descending towards a burning building. The scene conveys urgency and chaos with flames and glowing embers.

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A stylized illustration shows a large, golden parachute descending towards a burning building. The scene conveys urgency and chaos with flames and glowing embers.

America’s top CEOs are rewarded for failure, not success — raking in millions while workers face lay...

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A stylized illustration shows a large, golden parachute descending towards a burning building. The scene conveys urgency and chaos with flames and glowing embers.

America’s top CEOs are rewarded for failure, not success — raking in millions while workers face lay...

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Illustration of a man wearing a yellow shirt and green pants climbing a steep, snowy mountain peak with more mountains in the background.Representing he struggle of the job market.

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Illustration of a man wearing a yellow shirt and green pants climbing a steep, snowy mountain peak with more mountains in the background.Representing he struggle of the job market.

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People with flashlights telling ghost stories about the job market
People with flashlights telling ghost stories about the job market

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