Teenagers are shooting out over 50 applications and getting ghosted even for volunteer jobs: ‘I’ll take anything at this point’

Fortune•Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 10:00 AM•2 min read

The summer job market has been “soul destroying” for teens in the U. S. , Canada, and U.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/09/teenager-summer-job-market-internships-volunteering-applications-ghosting/)

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