I've just finished my MA in International Relations, specializing in Human Rights at my country's top university. I got into serious debt because of it since my father, who was ordered by the court to cover my expenses, refused to do so but I didn't have money for a lawyer so I couldn't do anything about it. And now all the effort that went into getting my degree seems to be so pointless as I can't find a job.
I started applying to jobs during my last semester so that I could have a job once I'm done with university. Obviously, to no avail. I have applied to more positions than I can count. One was an internship at a research institute and after jumping through their hoops of interviews and tests, I got an e-mail from them saying they would like to hire me and then we discussed the details. And then they ghosted me. I was dumbfounded and honestly very disappointed that after I had finally thought I didn't need to write pointless cover letters anymore, I was back to square one.
I'm so tired. All this time I thought I would set myself up for success with everything I've been doing, I have two degrees, I speak three languages, I have experience working at a municipal government, I've worked as a language teacher and a translator and yet none of it matters. I'm running out of money and my relatives are constanly picking on me for not having a job. My grandfather has even said that I must be lying about applying to so many places because there's no way I'm not getting an answer from anyone. Yeah, right.
The system is so backwards, it expects you to devote endless hours to writing cover letters, doing interviews and tests for them to be basically thrown away and yet you're not even allowed to know in advance how much you'll be paid. And you're branded lazy and a liar if you don't succeed on your first try.
All of it is just ridiculous but honestly I just want to cry.