So, after college, I landed a job at the Fort Worth Independent School District as a tutor for their AVID program at a middle school. I loved it. However, now it is Summer time and there are no students to tutor so I am left out in the cold. I have now been unemployed, officially, for two months and it is killing me.
I really want to get a great job using my Journalism degree from, what I consider, one of the great journalism schools in Texas, maybe more. The University of North Texas prepared me for news writing, however, I should have asked for more. I knew I didn’t want to be a reporter, so why did I choose that path? Well, I want to edit. I love editing, I have been editing for as long as I remember.
In high school, we used to pass notes in class and guess what, I would edit them and give them back to my friends. I don’t know, it’s just in me, I guess. When I read something, I make a mental note when I see something that is wrong. A blessing and a curse all at the same time, but although I know what I want, I just can’t seem to find it.
I have been looking and looking and researching and applying for any job that I think will interest me and that I feel would be a good match, but the employers seem to think I am not a good match for them. Well, they haven’t told me that, but their silence and lack of any communication leads me to believe so.
I don’t know. I am 26 years old, have a Bachelor of Arts degree, have editing, social media, blogging and writing experience, I am a fast learner and adapt well, but no one wants to hire me. What is going on when a college degree isn’t cutting it anymore? Could it be that now, a master’s degree is what is going to get you in the door? I can’t afford to go back to school right now, I can’t afford to move to a place (New York) where there seem to be more than enough jobs in my field of interest (editing, magazines, publishing).
I am tired of staying home during the week. I really want a job and maybe, just maybe, I am at fault. Maybe I am not looking hard enough or something. Who knows, but things need to change and they need to change fast.
I am bored, I am annoyed and unfortunately, I am unemployed. HELP!!!
Bored and Unemployed 