Title. I'm about to graduate college in less than a month. I've tried job-hunting with a different degree before and I got nothing. I was hoping that a more impressive degree would change things, but with AI taking up everything I'm convinced that I'm not gonna have a shot. I don't want to be rich, I don't want a house, I don't want a family. All I want is to be able to afford an apartment working a job that doesn't make me miserable. Yet that seems impossible and with the world the way it is, I doubt that will change. Should I even bother with trying to find a job or CTB right after graduation?
I would definitely recommend applying first before deciding/predicting you automatically won't get a job without being able to see what happens first. I have heard some people also start out in a job different from their degree or that doesn't require a college degree. Which can sometimes lead to other opportunities. Just a thought, not meaning that you shouldn't apply into the chosen field.
Here is some advice I've seen:
-Sometimes not listing a credential/degree on the resume actually helps people be hired because the employer doesn't assume they are overqualified for the position and will probably leave the job after a short time
-Some people will say they have knowledge/experience of certain programs even though they don't so that they meet the hiring requirements. To be clear, I don't mean too high of a level of experience like a non-existent degree or title. But something like experience with using a program the job uses. But they have to be able to self-teach and figure out the program kind of quickly after starting/being hired
-Don't set a pattern of compromising for the schedule if you need the day off (that's allowed) or can't cover for someone else on a day you weren't going to be available. And don't explain the reasons why you won't be available bc they will try to look for loopholes about how you should be able to do what they're asking if you just do this idea of theirs. Because they will start to expect it. Just keep enforcing that you will not be available (I am not sure if it would be better to wait a little bit until you're not new anymore and have established you a little or set the assertive pattern/expectation of your boundaries starting from the beginning)
-It's illegal for the job to tell coworkers they can't talk about their salaries with each other (Worker's rights laws -well, this may depend on location of your country)
- Don't give 90-100% effort to working because you don't want to burn out and have extremely high standards expected from you. If you give around 70% effort, the job will expect that amount from you and you can keep more balanced
You're ahead of me, I didn't even get a degree even though I went to a couple years of college. Then, my life deteriorated so much that I was unable to apply to a job.
I have heard that renting a room in someone's house or finding roommate(s) can help make the cost of living more affordable for this generation. Sometimes, colleges will have a bulletin board advertising people who are wanting to rent rooms out.
There's also an advice forum online about dealing with recruiters if you're doing that as part of your job search on those websites
This was not intended to be telling you what to do btw, just sharing information that you might find out is good to know about if no one has told you (/genuine)
