u/td192020

I'm starting to lose my mind here. I genuinely don't know what to do anymore.

I'm 25, soon to be graduating with my master's in a few months, and I'm losing all hope for my future. I currently have a serving job (weekends only) which I have had for a few years now (great school job) and have been in the process of finding another job for the last 4 months now.

I have several years of bartending/serving experience, 3+ years of landscaping, and 2+ years of retail experience. I have applied to over 1500+ jobs, and have heard back from exactly 2 of them (didn't get either one!!). I don't live in a major city, and I have been applying to any and all jobs within a 250km radius (at this point I would commute, because I have no other choice).

I have applied to everything from McDonald's to construction work, to policy analyst positions.

I have done everything possible. Applying online, in person, contacting directly, following up about my applications, writing out specific resumes for each job, a unique cover letter nearly every single time, and yet I have found ZERO success.

I've reached out to basically every human being I've ever had contact with to see if they know anyone that's hiring. That led to some success, spoke to a few people, had a couple "interviews" and was told they would be contact shortly (spoiler alert: they ghosted me!! even after I tried to follow up with them).

I was hopeful that I would land at least one teaching assistant position for September, but recently was told from the program admin that I was near the bottom of the list of applicants.. Apparently they had applicants with PhD's applying for TA positions...

I'm living with my parents currently and they are on my ass about finding another job, both are retired and have zero f*cking clue what its like out here. I am truly at my end. I don't know what to do anymore.

I can't even get a f*cking call back from McDonalds... I will soon have two degrees, 12 years of employment experience, many many references, and yet I still cannot get a job that will pay me f*cking minimum wage. How can I start my "career" if I can't even find a part-time job??