u/CoolbreezeFromSteam

It took a long time before I started accepting the fact that I haven't found a job not because I'm not doing something right, but rather, because the job market (as many know) is just horrible for most people without an in.

Graduating in 2020 with a BSc in CIT in what is practically a Midwestern tech desert, I got pushed to go into tech because of the promise of finding easy reliable work and big pay, something I could use to have a stable financial situation while pursuing my real interests. As the last 5-6 years have shown though.. tech hasn't exactly been a great field to be in with entry-level experience. I'm 28 now and it feels like I've lost a lot of time and money for nothing.

I'd love to still find some use with my degree and the little experience I do have, and I've looked a lot in different fields of interest like software, systems administration, and game development, but if I can't find a job after all this time, then I don't want to be stuck working retail in the mean time..

What have some of you switched to? What have you tried?

I must have been of the minority that quite literally made job hunting a career for a long stretch of their post-graduation time, and I feel as though I've tried almost everything short of bribing a hiring manager.