Hey everyone, I need some advice for the rut that I've been in for, well, I guess since I've ever been working. I'm 22 years old and I have never held a job for more than a year. I've either had to quit because the company is falling apart or they were unwilling to work with my college schedule. I always thought I was doing the right thing, but I don't know what I could've done differently.
I started college when I was in high school, and finished college last July at age 21. Because I was in college during COVID and everything was online, I was unable to participate in any internships, and were almost always unpaid which was not financially feasible for me. After graduating I moved out of state and have not been able to find a job in my field at all. For about a month after graduating last year I participated in an unpaid summer internship for recent graduates just for the heck of it, but even after that I was unable to find a job. I was a college graduate that was working retail. I worked retail for a couple months until I found a banking job just to pay bills where I worked for about 4 months and had to leave because the branch was getting shut down, so after that I got a job as an accounting agent/receptionist at a transportation company. I struggled everyday at this job because I do not come from a finance background in any way, my degree that I got was in communications and media studies. I'm trying to find a job in social media, digital media, or marketing. Eventually after about 5 months, I was fired. I knew I had different things to improve on at my job which is normal for someone who has only been a few months, however it was really out of the blue and I was extremely discouraged and upset about it.
I thought I did everything right by starting college early and not messing around in high school. I missed out on so many opportunities to have a better teen years and let loose but I didn't because I wanted to focus on my future. Yet here I am, almost a year after graduating and not a single opportunity or job that wants me in my field.
I have almost a hundred connections on my LinkedIn, I am applying to at least ten jobs everyday. I have a resume that I have reworked and formatted. I am constantly looking for jobs. I look on Indeed as well as several other job search engines.
The issue I'm running into is that I have filed for unemployment but I am in the process of being denied as they deem that I was discharged instead of fired. It is now March and I was fired in February and I have been running out or funds. The other issue is that I am trying to find remote jobs, because I am planning on relocating across the country in June which is only a few months away. I don't want to start a job in my field at my location because I will have to leave right away, which is why I am trying to find a remote job that I can keep when I relocate.
Like I said, I just need some advice. I feel like I've tried everything and time is running out for me to find a job and be able to actually save money for being able to move and be with my family. I thought going to college and getting an internship would help but it has done nothing for me, I feel so wronged by the recent job that fired me. I'm struggling to be proud of myself because I feel like none of my achievements have done anything for me. I feel like working 2 jobs and college during covid while all my friends moved in with their parents and dropped out, I feel like me persevering through and working hard did nothing for me. I just need some help, I can't get out of this cycle of having a new job every 6 months.