i just graduated college in december of 2022 with a bachelors in art. i know art isnt a degree that actually gets me huge money paying jobs. I switched from STEM to art because i was more passionate in it and I thought as long as I had a degree I would have an easier time at least getting an interview somewhere. I have applied to around 30 entry-level jobs since January. in my 1st 2 waves of applying I didn't get a single call back or answer. yesterday I did another wave of 6 applications and I actually got a rejection this morning atleast. I'm 23 now and my family keep yelling at me about not having a job and sending me applications for jobs that never contact me back. my mom is the only person in the house with an actual “decent” paying union factory job and she forced me to apply there when I was still in college but I only lasted a few months because I had to work from midnight to 8 am and then go to school from 9am to 6 pm. I sometimes regret leaving because that was probably my only chance at a “real” job but currently, every single person who was hired when I was hired has either been fired, relocated, or they're in purgatory where the job won't make them regular so that they don't have to give them benefits. they said all people hired would be a regular after a year of working but my dad has been there for over 2 years and still can't get insurance. my parents also remind me daily that my insurance will be cut off when im 26 and im chronically ill so i'm kind of going insane right now because I know if I don't find a job I'm going to be very sick and unable to go to the doctor. discovering this reddit was kind of a relief because everyone is saying the stuff i've been trying to explain to them but it's also making me feel even more doomer. I really don't know what to do except keep applying to every single job in the area. maybe my 100th application will be the one.