Ukrainian Grad's Job Hunt: Ghosting & AI

0:00On April 21, a 21-year-old Ukrainian grad named Karina Lovinenko has applied to 400 jobs but landed just three interviews, getting. Ghosted by most employers, she's finishing a master's in governance at Cardiff University with a stacked resume work at the United Nations, Ukraine's first lady office, UK and US councils, plus volunteering and business gigs. Her background screens potential, she got scholarships to six US schools in one's aim to lead Ukraine, but Russia's in Beijing two years ago shifted. Her to Wales. Now she's firing off 20 applications a day for everything from politics and business to barista spots while juggling studies in her upcycled. Blazer side hustle. Ghosting sudden silence like and dating is rampant, says recruiter Michael Jones, who chats with grads like her weekly. They blame AI screening tools that ditch apps before humans see them, plus one-way video interviews that feel robotic and cut folks off mid-pitch.

1:00Karina calls it dehumanizing, worse than straight rejections. UK youth unemployment hit 16.1% late last year, highest in over a decade, but fresh stats show a surprise drop to February. LinkedIn says competition's brutal, so highlight AI know-how, people's skills, achievements, and skip long-term dreams on your CV. Karina's not quitting. She knows this rough patch is systemic, not personal, and keeps pushing till someone spots her fire. In this market, persistence might be the real edge.