My diploma rests in my hands, my tassle hangs in my room (unceremoniously from my fiance's pull-up bar), my official transcript reads B.A. English Literature and Humanities, Magna Cum Laude. Three prime ingredients for a bright future. What happens though when your three ingredients aren't enough? I'm missing a little pepper perhaps.
Graduation day was two and half months ago and the insanely idealistic smile I wore with pride has been slapped off my face by the crippling job market and the few companies I interviewed with. I think sometimes they laugh at me. "What you think graduating Valedictorian from high school means anything now," they chuckle. "You have so much to learn."
And I do. I never thought it would be hard to find a job graduating with a near 3.9 GPA. I was involved. I was a leader. I had a job. I completed an internship. What gives?
I mean I cannot say I haven't had chances, because I have. Four interviews, if we're counting. One with a real-estate company (which in my mind shouldn't offically count), another as a secretary for FSU, one working the gift shop at a historical site, and the last one (somewhat outta my leauge) with a major publishing firm. So officially, I'm counting two realistic opportunities.
As you can see, my interviews have been diverse. I am keeping my options for a job opportunity open. I am young, 22. Should I really be starting a career at such a young age? Does anyone know exactly what they want to do for their ENTIRE lives now?
Gosh, I hope I'm not the only one screaming NO! I currently have too many interests to be narrowed down into a strict vision for the future. The professional experience to understand if I want to pursue certain interests over others is what I'm lacking.
Won't someone give me a chance?
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I LOVED this post Janessa. However, being the same age as you, literally lol, I think we have two completely different mindsets. I know EXACTLY what I want to do. And yes, we do share the same mindset in the fact that we have a huge diversity in our interests and aren't sure what all we want to pursue. But yes, to answer your question, I think being 22 is a perfect age to start a career if it's what you want. Do I want to wait tables for the rest of my life? No way. But I need to do it for now because it fits my college schedule to get me through graduation before I can go to the police academy and become an officer and eventually a detective.
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