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Finding a Job Seems Harder and Harder These Days
Is it just me? I feel like it may be just me…
I’m not sure if it’s just me or something I’m doing wrong, but I have applied to over 50 jobs in the past two weeks and haven’t received one offer.
My current job is ending March 28, and I have been looking for a job within my career field: Communications. My previous degree was going to be in health sciences, thus I focused all of my job experience in the health field. Nonetheless, I ultimately switched over to communications because it fit my lifestyle better and now I’m second guessing my decisions.
I have always loved writing. It’s been a passion of mine since I was a little girl and I wanted to pursue it for the longest time. But, when I was initially getting my undergraduate degree, I panicked. I told myself I couldn’t make money doing something I loved and switched to criminal justice and then health sciences.
Yet, here we are. Questioning once again if I had made the right decision.
With my job coming to a quick end, I have found myself with more anxiety and barely making it through my remaining work days without falling asleep. Aside from my current job duties, I open my laptop at 9AM, pull up Indeed and ZipRecruiter, and apply to any and every job that I am somewhat qualified for.
I’m just looking for anyone to take a chance on me. And after multiple “no’s” and radio silence from everyone else, it’s becoming disheartening.
How is one supposed to work if one can’t get a job?
It’s so frustrating; you need so many years of qualified experience or a degree and experience. Even the entry-level jobs now require experience and some won’t even take internships as such.
Fortunately, however, it seems the way of the job market currently.
I promise I’m not limiting myself to remote work (though, ideally this is what I would love to do). I have been applying for jobs around my area as well. I’m even contemplating getting my master’s because I’m not sure if I’ll have the money to pay my student loan debt back by the time I need to start doing so.
It’s very hard, too, when you live in the Northeast and the cost of living is astronomically high. I would take a lower paying job if it meant I could to afford to live. But at this rate, I may have to just to get two or three low paying jobs to gain experience.
…So much for having fun in my twenties.
There wasn’t much to this other than venting. My apologies if you were looking for some clarity or lessons to be learned. I’m just here to open up about my current frustrations, hoping someone will understand my pain, and maybe give this inexperienced, recent communications graduate and freelance writer some advice.
Please, someone. If you have advice, I would love to hear it.
Any job ideas? I’m all ears.
