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Been job searching for a year and no luck. What to I do now? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by moonlitsky@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have been trying to find an entry-level position for a year with no success. I have tried everything that I can think of:

-Use job boards such as LinkedIn, Indeed, SimpleyHired, WeWorkRemotely, FlexJobs, and other job boards.

-Reach out to my network on LinkedIn asking for assistance.

-Reached out to my career center at my university (they seemed more interested in working with current students).

-Worked with recruiting agencies (had some success, was able to get some interviews, but haven't contacted me about any recent openings).

-Tried reaching out to my local community and see if they are hiring or looking for part-time workers (they either told me to apply online or they didn't have anything at this time).

-Taken some online courses to beef up my resume

I have a BA in English and I knew it was already going to be difficult to find something, but I never thought it was going to take this long. I don't know what to do at this point. I feel I tried everything and I have gotten nowhere. If anyone can provide me some advice, that would be greatly appreciated!

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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He's unemployed. How is he supposed to travel?

[–] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

Well how can I explain travel? I looked for a job for 2 years after university until I gave up and just left.

[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's actually easier when you don't have to plan your travel around your work schedule.

[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yeah, but without money, where are you travelling?

[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

OP never said anything about being light on money.

[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they don't have a job then how are they going to have money?

[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

OP didn't say anything about their financial situation, so we can only speculate.

Maybe they're a landlord. Maybe they have a hedge fund. Maybe they've made good financial decisions in the past and have a big buffer saved up. Maybe they just sold their yacht and have a lot of cash burning in their pocket.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

You don't really comprehend money do you?