I am not sure how much of this will apply to this subreddit so I’ll simply put this summary here (TL;DR): Applying for jobs is frustrating and I feel no matter what I do to “separate myself” I won’t be able to find a job.
I (22M) have been trying to find a job for the past three-four months because I am tired of working at my current job (which happens to be the first job I have ever worked at when I turned 16). The job I currently work at is in retail and I have been in several different departments while working there. Now while there is nothing wrong with working in retail and bless anyone who has worked retail, I just want something new because I was fortunate enough to be able to go to college and pursue something else. I graduated last May with a Bachelors degree in Marketing with a minor in Accounting. Right now I am pursuing a MBA at the same university. I have some professional experience with Graphic Design software (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator), I have done work for businesses in my hometown relating to marketing their business (social media marketing, working on consulting with their UX design, brand management, etc.) and I have even been an intern for the college I went to school (creating interactive PDFs for the university, managing their social media pages, and assisting with program implementation). So far, I have applied for several jobs (both on-site and remote), I have had three phone interviews with companies near me, and it usually ends with either no response from the employer and/or being told the employer went with another candidate (usually do to more experience).
I am not sure what to do because it feels no matter what I do to pursue something else, I will get rejected by an employer. I have made attempts to leave in the past and would get the same results even before I had the experience and degree. It did not matter if it was a job that was very similar to what I am doing now or if it was a job that would be in line with what I went to college for. The same results every time. Maybe I am just bad at interviews and I can’t sell myself very well. It’s just felt very hopeless at this point.