I imagine most of the youngsters were turned off by that picture of the Las Vegas hot tub guy that came out during one of Barry’s scandals. That line dancing video with the government employee line dancing with a cast on her leg wasn’t a big seller either.
The cases in the story - one was possibly turned down for permanent status [the story doesn’t say that but I think that’s what happened]; two others never got an offer in the first place; the fourth one got a job.
Although clearly your chances are maybe 1 in 100 rather than 1n 4.