Title basically covers it. I'm certified in Microsoft Office, spent the entirety of my high school career helping my school with high priority projects like commercials and graphic design for major events throughout the years, and I've been using computers since I could barely speak. I took accounting and business classes. I have more than enough practical experience to sit in a cubicle doing data entry. But every time I apply for one of these jobs, I rarely get a reply, as I used my foodhandler's certification to build my early job experience and haven't been able to break out of the food industry since. To put it simply, I have all the knowledge and can quickly learn what I lack, but almost none of that reflects well on my resume.
I'm tired of throwing my young adult life away working fast food and restaurants. I like cooking, but I like it as a hobby, not as an industry. I want to get into the kind of fields I've been proving to myself since I was in middle school I'd perform best in. I really struggle with the kind of tumultuous schedule, terrible pay, and high-octane labor food service forces on you, I need a consistent sitting schedule to avoid burnout and a good wage to support my disabled fiancee.
I guess my question is: How do I stick my foot in the door and stand out against other applicants with resumes that match better?