Graduation

Since we were little kids, we have been told that in order to achieve a career goal or to be successful in life we must attend college. In some way that saying is true. Fast forward to high school, still being told the same thing but in a different phrase. "You have to attend college if you want a good job". Some of us believed that saying all throughout college. Once we walked across that stage, received our certificate, threw our caps up in the air and drank the night away as we celebrated conquering one of the most difficult tasks in our lives. No more late-night cram sessions for a test that is worth 90% of your final grade. No more BSing your 10-page midterm paper on a subject we had zero interest about. It was smooth sailing from here on out. Any job in our sight was ours for the taking because college prepared us for it. I cheer for those who landed in the spot they always wanted to be in. Hell, it might not be their dream job but it's a start in the field they want to work in.

But what about those who are lost? What about those who are mixed in the shuffle of not knowing what they want to do? I think it's fine that we are still figuring out what we enjoy and the type of work we want to be in. We're only in our 20s. However, the job searching process might've worked for some of our parents who left college with little to no debt whatsoever, but for us, the narrative is a lot different. I graduated from college nearly 3 years ago and I am still struggling to find a full-time job. No, this has nothing to do with me being "lazy" according to the baby boomers. This has more to do with the fact the number of college graduates applying for jobs has skyrocketed of the years making it much more difficult us Millenials to land a job. According to pewsocialtrends.org, 39% of Millenials ages 25-37 have a bachelors degree or higher, compared to older generations such as the early boomers with only 24% of a college education or higher, or the silent boomers with only 15%. But this does not mean we are owed or guaranteed a full-time job once we leave school. That is the mindset we have once we receive our diplomas. Sadly, we were not warned upon graduating how difficult the job market was going to be for us. A bachelor's degree is not looked at as valuable anymore; it is equivalent to receiving a high school diploma.

Throughout my job search, I have had to battle constantly with myself in keeping my head up and to stop thinking that I am the only person in the world going through this process. On par with the back and forth between myself and my parents on the meaning of working and the type of job to get. I feel lost sometimes. And this is what this blog is about. This is about the struggles and meaning of getting a job in today's landscape. On top of this, I will be discussing other topics of struggle such as relationships, happiness, taking suggestions on other topics and advice on how to conquer them. Stay tuned to see what I publish next.