The Listing

Every listing offers hope. Every unanswered application makes him question himself.

After his employer closes its local office, Jonah expects his administrative experience to help him find another job. Instead, he faces endless forms, impossible “entry-level” requirements, and vacancies that keep reappearing.

Then an email offers an explanation: his résumé may not be passing artificial intelligence screening. For $149, a service promises to help.

With bills mounting, Jonah wants to believe there is a simple fix. But the more closely he examines the offer, the more questions he finds. Are employers overlooking him—or are some of these opportunities designed to sell him something rather than hire him?

As Jonah documents his search, learns new skills, and connects with other applicants, a pattern emerges that reaches beyond his own unemployment.

The Listing by Mia Bills is compelling contemporary fiction about deceptive job advertisements, financial pressure, accountability, and rebuilding confidence through prolonged uncertainty.

Before he can get the job, he needs to know whether the job is real.

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Content note: Includes unemployment, financial hardship, deceptive business practices, and emotional distress.

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Cover: 100% AI

Content: 70-80% writer

Category: Contemporary Fiction/Social Drama, Secular Fiction

File Format: PDF, EPUB

Word Count: 8,700

Rating: PG