I Want a Job That Doesn’t Feel Like a Job

Is that too much to ask?

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I have been looking for a full-time job since December 2020, and the outlook feels more bleak with each round of applications I send out. Out of well over 200 applications, I have been called for only two interviews thus far. I don’t know how many different iterations I’ve written of a cover letter, but I’m sure those list in the dozens too. I’ve even tried to format my resume in a plethora of varieties just to spice things up. And this is with having taken Business Writing courses in college.

What does this all mean? Basically — I think all my schooling and “qualifications” are backfiring on me in a bad way. I no longer can attract part-time work because I’m overqualified, yet I also do not have the experience recruiters want to see on a resume. So what if I’ve worked in a customer service position for going on a decade? It’s frustrating to be told again and again that you don’t have hire-worthy skills despite the necessary education you endured just to have a career with better income outlooks in the future.

I know: I’m spouting the rallying cry so many millennials have taken up in the weeks, months, and years after they graduated college. Despite the common malady of my generation, I don’t feel encouraged. Rather, the whole situation just makes me look at my fellow millennials…