Hm. If I had to speculate: I think every NYFA opening is flooded with resumes right now. So they can be very picky. In my first couple NYFA interviews, the hiring managers mentioned that they were flooded with hundreds of applications. They made a point of praising the fact that I actually had relevant experience to that role.

I had started out by applying to any job I felt I could do (e.g., art handler, artist assistant, etc.). But, like the hiring managers had said - I never, ever heard back from those jobs. I only received responses from jobs where I had direct relevant experience (e.g., administrative or managerial roles).

So, pretty early on, I stopped applying broadly on NYFA. It meant that I only applied to 8-10 NYFA jobs a week, but my response rate shot up.

Indeed was very different. I found that Indeed employers were much more willing to interview me even if I didn't have directly relevant experience.