Here's what I've figured out so far: It begins with me being all ambitious and fixing up my resume, and ends the second I walk into Coffee Society, grab a coconut chocolate bar and a latte, and sit down in this comfy chair. Updating the blog just seems like so much more rewarding an endeavor than looking up positions I'm just not qualified for. If you're not going to apply for jobs, writing about it seems like the next best thing.
Lately, I feel as if a reminder of the impeding doom of graduation pops up at least once an hour. Graduating used to be a sign of success; with that little piece of paper, the world was at your feet. A recent graduate was young, intelligent, and ambitious. Now, graduates are broke, scared, and desperate. I genuinely did not believe this world would be so bereft of employment opportunities years after the recession began. Even now, as trends are indicating a slow but steady rise in economic standing, jobs seem to be more and more scarce. You hear horror stories frequently of students applying to over 200 positions, to get just a few interviews, and only one offer. For some, that offer is so good it makes all the work worth it. For others, they're grateful to get a management position at their local Target and living with their parents for the next few years.
In a world where good jobs are about as easy to find as that ring you drop down the garbage disposal (seemingly hopeless, possible with some luck, and even then you really get a product not as nice as you had initially expected), what is a young man or woman supposed to do?
So far my answer is work hard, wait, and pray.
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