Brief mention of my failure...
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast and Electronic Communication. By the time I was in a position to do internships in the Broadcast field, I had decided I didn't want to pursue broadcasting as a career.
Around that time I decided I wanted to pursue non-profit community work, perhaps doing group counseling, perhaps doing alcohol and drug counseling, perhaps working with at-risk youth. I volunteered my time with a few groups that did just that, including some political campaigns and the like.
Now the time comes to apply for full-time jobs, and I find myself in a painful, useless position. I'm not qualified for Broadcast jobs because I have no experience other than my degree. I'm not qualified for non-profit jobs because my degree is totally unrelated. In short, I am unqualified for everything I worked to be qualified to do.
So now I apply for jobs on a whim and wait for the rejection letters to roll in. Perhaps I take on a retail job for a few months and then go back to graduate school in the fall... I'd rather not be limited to Milwaukee for my grad school options, and I'll be deep into an August-August lease in the spring...
I've woken up in the throws of a panic attack twice this week... the only two panic attacks I've ever had. It's hard to be almost 23 and unable to take care of yourself.
Around that time I decided I wanted to pursue non-profit community work, perhaps doing group counseling, perhaps doing alcohol and drug counseling, perhaps working with at-risk youth. I volunteered my time with a few groups that did just that, including some political campaigns and the like.
Now the time comes to apply for full-time jobs, and I find myself in a painful, useless position. I'm not qualified for Broadcast jobs because I have no experience other than my degree. I'm not qualified for non-profit jobs because my degree is totally unrelated. In short, I am unqualified for everything I worked to be qualified to do.
So now I apply for jobs on a whim and wait for the rejection letters to roll in. Perhaps I take on a retail job for a few months and then go back to graduate school in the fall... I'd rather not be limited to Milwaukee for my grad school options, and I'll be deep into an August-August lease in the spring...
I've woken up in the throws of a panic attack twice this week... the only two panic attacks I've ever had. It's hard to be almost 23 and unable to take care of yourself.