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As of next Monday, it will have officially been 11 months since I finished school. *bangs head on wall* I am *this* close to giving up and going back for a Masters. Well, not back to Hope obviously, but back somewhere. Ok yea, I can't afford it, but I can't afford not to have a damn job either.

Mostly, I am thinking about the position I interviewed for, and how I really can't stand the thought of not using my brain ever again. I'm tired of languishing in a state of going nowhere.

That having been said, I've been looking at the various UT programs that look like something I might want to study, and their anthropology program looks absolutely fascinating. I'm looking at the course list thinking "hm, I'd like to take that. That'd be interesting to study." There's even a class on how food is reflective of culture- cool huh? I don't really know what I'd do with a degree in anthropology, teach college probably. Unfortunately, the deadling for application to next fall is December 15, and I don't know that I could amass everything I needed in that short of time. Mainly, what kinds of things I'd want to study and research. I'll spend the week digging and thinking about it, decide if I want to pursue this or not.

And by the way, Whole Foods homemade granola is amazing.

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I can't remember have you tried a temp agency? Or a head hunter? I know how hard it can be to get your foot in the door, but don't give up!

I'm with a temp agency now. Signed up with multiple, but only getting assignments through one. So far I've had nothing but data entry come up.

I'm having trouble finding a head hunter who works with entry level candidates. Career Services at Hope is trying to gain me access to UT's career services, but I'm not expecting to hear anything from anyone at Hope, considering.

I'm just going to say... first jobs are always kind of shit-tastic. You'll get to use your brain eventually, and maybe even your education, but it takes a while to build up a resume that's acceptable for brain jobs. It sucks but... that's the way it is, especially in today's economic crisis environment.

Also: I applied to grad school in the last recession, and it did not go well. Why? Because 936405246 had the same idea. Have you taken the GREs yet? Applying to grad school takes a lot of planning. You need to ask for recommendations, take all the necessary tests, figure out which programs you want to apply to and which professors you want to work with specifically. You have to write essays and find writing samples and write cover letters. I've done it 3 times and I am never doing it again :P

I have taken the GREs, at least.

Agreed on the shittasticness of first jobs. I graduated and then worked AmeriCorps for 11 months, then worked a call center for a year.

Hang in there, it will work out!

Most job hunters don't get a job until at least six months of looking. Trust me, 11 months isn't unusual. For looking for a first job, you can't be too picky. Since you don't have a lot of job experience, you have to start somewhere and work up, even with a college degree.

My uni does stats on where their students are 1 and 5 years after graduating, and they show that most people don't do much within their field during the first year. I'm sure things are a bit different where you are, but still, it'll get better!