Age 24 = Independent?

Joy_N
Fri, 27 May 2016 04:22:39 +0000

Well, I would love to know what these potential careers are. All the non-teaching job postings I’ve seen for English majors still ask for 3-5 years of experience. I attempted to get a ghostwriting or entry-level publishing house job. The outcome is always the same. This is a pretty competitive field.

Honestly, I was embarassed to say this but I’ve definitely been unemployed for a very long time now. It’s been more than a year. I am sure the old law firm would give me a good reference if contacted for one.

I get that, but now it’s your turn. I don’t know why you put “paid degree” in quote marks. Never did I say it was a “paid degree.” I attended a local community college which refers to their AAs as degrees. They charged us for it.

Actually, I met with one of the academic counselors today. He echoed similarly. Most liberal arts degrees are not as straightforward as, say, Computer Science or Medical professions. It’s really up to the student to find whatever job they can.

No, I think that if it were that easy I would have another job by now. I have tried going to job prep workshops. I rehearse with my friends. I am a Millenial who graduated from college right after HS in 2013. While preparing for my AA degree, they did teach us how to use a lot of fancy programs and tools on the computer. Including the ones you’ve listed. I grew up in a gen that takes Microsoft Word and Internet for granted. I think I fit in with them. I’m a fast typer. Indeed, I applied to hundreds of postings online. Even the non-degree ones. What usually happens is that they simply ignore my application. I have been selected for an interview about a dozen times.

Whenever I actually attend the interview, it’s a different story. I can’t seem to get past it. I do show up to the interviews professionally dressed. I speak clearly and all that good stuff. But they just never want to take a chance on me. The interviewer tells me: “We’ll call you back.” And of course, they never do. Either that or they’ll politely inform me of such a rejection via email. They’ve gone ahead and chosen somebody else. This other candidate was more qualified. Some tried to soften the blow by throwing in “we were impressed with your skills and talents.”

Yeah, I really appreciate the heads up. It seems like unless you’re in Technology or Medical most jobs today followed the same path. It used to be that some broke civilian could make easy money staffing the post office or some sedan. Now, they’ve even got eCards. They’ve started utilizing Uber and Lyft.

Thank you. I’ll have to look into that.