Not Hiring!
Since the pandemic, many can attest that finding work has become increasingly difficult, finding a well paying job even more so. In recent years businesses have been advertising hiring positions, and posting ads online in apps and websites, however, upon application these positions either reply with rejection or by ghosting/ignoring. Why are positions being offered and not filled? Is it the applications being sent, the business, or something else entirely?
I wanted to bring attention to this phenomenon and get some insight as to why so many people are applying to jobs and not even receiving a glance at their applications. Natalie Allton writes in her article, “Everyone Is Hiring. No One Is Being Hired. What’s Going On?” On the Observer that while looking for a job, it has become hard to find a place taking applications in person and rather taking to online sources such as an app or website. Allton explains, “that I need to print my resume and hand it directly to the hiring manager. Every time I inquired in person about an application, they directed me online to the company’s website.” She argues that this may be an affect of the pandemic and generational biases, older generations not wanting to hire the younger generations.
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Not Hiring! It is a series of one poster hung around my school campus, and a bus stop not far off campus in Colorado Springs. I designed these posters using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
The smaller posters, as mentioned, were posted on pin boards around my campus. My goal with these posters was to make them blend in, but also draw attention while surrounded by other posters.
The larger poster was more ambitious, printing at such a large size made transportation difficult, as well as the setup. I took the large poster to an empty bus shelter not too far from campus, on the corner of Constitution Avenue and Union Boulevard. It lands on the Mountain Metro on route to and from Citadel.
I think this was a fun and challenging project, going out and putting up something so large and visible to public. If I were to do this again, I would better plan out where and how to use a bus stop ad placement. I would also like to take more time setting this up and making sure the poster is placed properly within the ad display case. Double checking size and orientation would also be something to recommend for future projects.
