Do you currently hold a college degree and yet have been hopelessly applying for jobs like crazy with no luck and really want to complain about it to someone who won't tell you that things will eventually work out and just to hang in there and don't feel blue, etc. etc., blah blah blah, bs bs bs...? Well then this is the place for you!
Since eventually I would actually like to get hired I am not using my real name, nor will I post the names of places of which I apply to or have unsuccessful interviews with. However for all practical purposes, I'll introduce myself as e+u, since "educated" and "unemployed" describe me much better than my name would anyway.
I graduated the first weekend in May of this year and although had been dabbling in job hunting since April, I didn't really get serious about it until about mid-June when I actually finished my last class of graduate school. So here we are. Let's do some numbers:
97- more or less the number of days since I started the massive job hunt
90- ballpark range of how many job descriptions I go through daily
50- the number of days I've felt overwhelmingly discouraged and frustrated
12- the number of times weekly that I feel completely useless
8- the average number of cover letters that I send out daily
5- the number of times I've broadened my criteria
4- the number of times a week that I have to remind myself to be less picky
2- the number of phone interviews so far
0- the number that represents the success I've had so far in my ambitions
Now, don't get me wrong. I am fully aware that some of you have been searching for far longer than almost 3 1/2 months. But understand that this blog is about venting about how unfair our mutual situation is and knowing the fact that if I am following in your footsteps, I'm screwed for a much longer period of time, DOES NOT make me feel any better.
Anyway, I go through enough frustrations on this massive search daily that I figured there must be others who know how I feel and would like to share their complaints with me about the insanity of having a college degree (OR MULTIPLE) and not being able to find a good, decent, real grown-up job anywhere!
oh bother,
e+u
take it easy mate, something will present itself sooner or later. you live in a developed country that more or less supports it's own people. Plus you can always use this time to improve your set of skills. Hell, what do I know... it's easy to talk while still being in school. good luck.
ReplyDeletelol- thanks. Among other things I've been improving my cooking skills. Tonight's endeavor: Greek-style grilled chicken, Greek salad and pumpkin-ricotta stuffed shells. It was quite tasty if I do say so myself.
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