Life After College...

It's taken me 8 years to graduate college. Working full time and going to school full/part time. I've got experience. I've got pizazz, I've got what you NEED from an employee! Whatchu got for me?

$10 an hour?

Seriously?

Part time, no benefits?

Ah crap.

Sure, we all know the state of the economy. It was just that I set myself up for disappointment. I figured, when I graduated college, allll these doors will open for me. What I found out is.....the jobs I could apply for right out of highschool (secretary, admin etc) were now only available to college graduates. So....I'm applying to the SAME jobs I applied for 8 years ago as a highschool student.

I'm not disappointed in getting my degree. It was a long, hard and bumpy road. I'm proud of myself. But good god.

I started applying for jobs in March, when my part time job decided it was going out of business. I got another part time job in accounting, something I LOOOOOATHE and couldn't want less in my life. But as my insurance runs out, and the student loans start rolling in, I know I gotta find a job that I can make more than $95 per week.

Since April, I have applied to dozens and dozens of jobs. I'm talking....WELL over 40. That may not sound like a high number. But when tailoring cover letters and adjusting resumes to each prospective employer, it's exhausting.

As graduation nears, 2 weeks to be exact, I wonder if I will ever find a job among millions of college grads all applying for probably the same things....

*sigh*