I have FINALLY completed college as of May 21st (you may applaud & cheer now) & I have been working as a temporary employee for a nonprofit organization for developmental disabilities. It has been great to make money while looking for the job that I really want, but looking for jobs is not easy.
Since my last semester of college up until now, I have applied to at least 300, & I am probably underestimating. Regardless of some of the requirements, I still apply. What do I have to lose? What really gets me is the term "entry-level." Entry-level to me means that you are at the lowest level in a company because you are a beginner, lack experience, & are learning from the ground up. So the question I have is why are many of these entry-level jobs requiring 5 or more years of work experience? This makes absolutely no sense to me.
My generation tends to be labeled as lazy, but I think we have it much harder than previous generations. Parents are telling us to stay home as long as we can because without credit, you can't get credit, which means it is very hard to rent (or buy) a place on your own. Then we try to apply for a job & they want experience, which we don't have being recent graduates. It's a vicious cycle in our society that makes living independently a struggle for young people.
So that is what I have been dealing with lately. I've gone on several interviews (I interviewed at the New York Times yesterday [fingers crossed!]) so hopefully, I land one that I really want. How is the job search coming or how was it for all of you?
Until next time... ciao 💗
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