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I’ve been looking around for work, for the past year or so. I’ve interviewed at five different jobs, and I’ve applied to a total of about ten. Nothing really panned out, I’m still unemployed.    

But there is a bit of good news and additional narrative that balances out the situation; I’m starting school again in January for a second undergraduate program, a community college certificate. I already have a bachelors in English literature/liberal studies. I decided to not go down that particular route, though. I originally had plans for the publishing industry, teaching, paralegal work, nonprofit work, and things like that. I sort of decided against all of that, even before I completed my degree. Time and achievement does give you insight and understanding, I guess. It gives you an opportunity to gauge what you wanna do next. And in my own case, it helped show me where I don’t belong. I guess there’s a difference between enjoying reading and writing as a personal outlet, and enjoying the idea of editing, publishing, teaching, paralegal work, and nonprofit coordination; vs. doing these roles as a serious career. I wish I would have been aware that I fall into the former category. And I did do some modest work in editing, teaching/tutoring, and nonprofit communications, but I wasn’t suited for it, 100%. I like the idea of it more than I enjoy doing it, if that makes sense. I feel that if I had a different type of personality than I do now, then it would have worked out well. | I’m considering going into video and film editing; post-production. This is what I’m going to school for in a few weeks, this is the subject I’m in. I guess I’ve always been more creative and artistic than anything else; and I’m better suited for creative vocations and hands-related things, rather than theoretical or verbal things. I’m currently trying to find volunteer work in my area of interest—videography and video editing. (I’m interested in photography, too.) I’ll consider these as internships, unpaid internships which might help me get a job as a video/film editor and photographer, later on.    

My job application is still under consideration with a few different companies, here in my neighborhood. You know what; I’m not sure it’ll be the best option to take a job, even if a company reaches out and offers me one. They’re mostly full-time positions, and it’ll just distract me from my studies and internship work. I don’t know why I’m so obsessed about employment, currently. I live at home with my family right now. I’m taking a year or a year and a half for my certificate program (and my internships), and I’ll apply for work once I’m done. This might even be the more responsible thing to do, more so than working a day job, right now. It might be better to invest in my future (and in my long-term career goals, what I want to do permanently in my life), rather than earn money whilst putting off my studies and my practical experience in my field. I know that some people take on a day job just so they can begin to earn and save money; and they do so while they complete their studies. I think for me, it might be better to just engage in my studies really well and do internships, for the time being. A year and a half is not that long; it’ll fly by before I know it. And I’ll be in a much better position by then, hopefully. I’ll have a certificate in my field, and solid experience; practical experience.

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