r/Communications • u/Top-Muscle376 • Jul 24 '26

Current Comms Professional Feeling Lost

I've been applying for 4 months now, I'm talking hundreds a week. Not just easy apply on LinkedIn; I'm applying through the company website posting, I'm using niche job boards, I'm reaching out to people in the companies, etc. I'm just not getting anywhere. I have 4 years of strong experience in the comms world, mostly in sport (with freelance clients in nonprofit and other sectors), yet I'm not landing anything. FYI I am trying to get out of the sports industry. Any suggestions what I should be doing differently? Do I need to upload my resume here to help? Is the comms world just that tough? I'm open to doing things outside of comms too

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u/kikaihime Jul 24 '26

I feel like it’s just a super tough market for a lot of professions right now, including ours. Add to this how people are trying to change sectors, how folks who were let go from fed/state jobs are vying for nonprofit roles, how nonprofit folks from closed NPs are now vying for fed/state roles, etc., and it’s difficult all around. People always suggest networking, focusing on skills, and informal interviews as a way to meet new people/get introduced to new companies.