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At a loss. Unsure what the next step should be.
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Hi everyone.
I'm currently at a loss as to what to do next in life. At the moment, I'm wondering why I'm even bothering because everything I do just ends up in failure or rejection. I'm a twenty four year old female without a job. I graduated from university in 2015 with a business degree, but unfortunately, have no real life experience for any jobs in that industry. I've worked in cafes for the past couple of years but recently got fired by the boss (workplace bullying from the boss).
I don't have a car because I can't afford driving lessons and I can't rely on my parents to keep paying for me. I've been trying to apply for any job I can, but they either require experience or a car of which I have neither. I can't even get a job as a newspaper delivery person. I'm too old for cafe work and too over qualified. I've tried removing my degree from my resume, but no luck still. I've shared my resume around with people who work in human resources to check if it's fine and they fixed it up for me.
I don't know what else I can do and I'm worried I'm going to end up like a loser who will never go anywhere in life. No car, living at home, and unemployed. I thought about studying again but Centrelink won't give me any funds to help (got rejected from Newstart and not applicable for AusStudy and Youth Allowance because I already hold a high qualification). I don't know what else I can do as I've been searching for full time work since 2015.
My cousins all have stable jobs and their own homes. They have partners, they have jobs and they have cars. Three of them finished high school and they're living a far better life than I and I kinda feel I wasted all these years at university for nothing. I recently got accepted into a Bachelor of Education degree, but if I can't get Centrelink support, I don't feel there's any point because I'd have no money to get anywhere anyway. Not only that, but I feel I'd be to old to get a job as a teacher when I've finished (would finish at 29).
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Hi AlaeMortis,
Welcome to the forum! It sounds like you've got a lot going on right now. Could you do some internships within business in order to gain experience? Are there any options in order to acquire a job in your field (even if you have to do unpaid work for a while?) I don't know a lot about business but if your degree involved maths, you could always tutor maths to high school kids and it pays really well. I'm onto my second degree now and don't have to pay for it until I start earning over $40k a year I think it is, because there is a system called FEE-help at my university that organises that. Have you looked into that? At many universities you do not have to pay up-front, even if you've done a degree earlier. Please don't think you're going to end up a loser. It is never too late to be whatever you want to be, and 29 is definitely not too old to get a job as a teacher. If you really want to do education you should try and do it, even if you have to take a loan out etc. I'll be at university until I'm 28. In my degree there are people in their 30s who were absolutely miserable in their previous jobs for years and years and have finally decided to pursue another field. You still have so many options! Please let me know how you go. J x
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