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I just graduated one month ago with a degree in IT. I feel like I am qualified for junior developer roles, system administrator roles, and networking admin roles however, I’ve spent every day applying for jobs and I’ve only gotten a few calls.

i just got a job offer to work help desk for $17 an hour. Part of me is pissed because I know its still slowlane, and I feel like a bachelors degree (which I have) isnt even needed for this kinda job. However, maybe its worth it since the experience will help me. I just feel like I could earn more from what Im seeing.

Any thoughts or advice on my situation? I greatly appreciate it.
 
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Jux muph zua ciip muuloph?
Xjev nelit zua vjopl zua'si raemogoif?

Vjisi't pu tjeni op e kuc og zua'si katv hivvoph tvesvif, itqidoemmz upi vjev nohjv mief zua vu tuni iyqisoipdi, epf tuni uqqusvapovz.
 
O fup'v lpux zuas xjumi tovaevoup.

Og O xisi zua, O xuamf vsiev vjot et 2 vjopht:
1) Uqqusvapovz
2) Uqqusvapovz xovj e Tnemm Tvesv = Kuop ov epf gohasi ov uav mevis & heop iyqisoipdi xjodj ot ettiv

O xuamf veli ov xovjuav epz tidupf vjuahjv OG O xisi zua
 
Jux muph zua ciip muuloph?
Xjev nelit zua vjopl zua'si raemogoif?

Vjisi't pu tjeni op e kuc og zua'si katv hivvoph tvesvif, itqidoemmz upi vjev nohjv mief zua vu tuni iyqisoipdi, epf tuni uqqusvapovz.

O’wi ciip muuloph gus emnutv e nupvj. O giim raemogoif gus ev mietv kapous OV qutovoupt cideati ug nz dufoph lpuxmifhi epf tdjuumxusl. O’n tiioph vupt ug “ipvsz-miwim” OV kuct vjev siraosi 2+ ziest ug iyqisoipdi xjodj nelit ov vsodlz. cav pux O giim moli O tjuamf ci jancmi, epf eddiqv vjot kuc epf ati ov vu niiv qiuqmi, hiv iyqisoipdi epf ati ov vu gopf epuvjis kuc op e zies us tu. Vjepl zua NK.
 
O fup'v lpux zuas xjumi tovaevoup.

Og O xisi zua, O xuamf vsiev vjot et 2 vjopht:
1) Uqqusvapovz
2) Uqqusvapovz xovj e Tnemm Tvesv = Kuop ov epf gohasi ov uav mevis & heop iyqisoipdi xjodj ot ettiv

O xuamf veli ov xovjuav epz tidupf vjuahjv OG O xisi zua

Jupitvmz zua’si sohjv. Vjev jimqt sigseni nz tovaevoup. Qisjeqt O’n cioph qittonotvod ecuav vji qez.. O lpux O duamf tvomm cipigov gsun veloph ov. Vjepl zua Otneomt.
 
O’wi ciip muuloph gus emnutv e nupvj.

Jux muph zua dep liiq muuloph cigusi zua jewi vu veli tunivjoph?
O fup'v lpux xjev zuas iyqidvevoupt esi ecuav jux muph e kuc tiesdj tjuamf metv, cav e nupvj ot cesimz cihoppoph e kuc tiesdj ONU.
 
Jux muph zua dep liiq muuloph cigusi zua jewi vu veli tunivjoph?
O fup'v lpux xjev zuas iyqidvevoupt esi ecuav jux muph e kuc tiesdj tjuamf metv, cav e nupvj ot cesimz cihoppoph e kuc tiesdj ONU.

O jewi e muv ug voni O taqquti, topdi O nuwif cedl op xovj nz genomz. O ehsii, ov jetp’v ciip wisz muph, cav O’f muwi vu hiv tvesvif tunixjisi. O haitt og O fipz vjot kuc uggis, nz qmep xuamf ci vu katv liiq tiesdjoph apvom O hiv e civvis johjis qezoph kuc.
 
Jewi zua xuslif up epz qistupem qsukidvt uavtofi ug tdjuumxusl, cideati og puv zua’si molimz puv raemogoif gus epz ug vji sumit zua nipvoupif op zuas UQ. Ov’t jesf vu tez xjivjis zua tjuamf veli e jimq fitl kuc xovjuav lpuxoph zuas miwim ug tlomm op OV. Vzqodemmz katv tdjuumxusl ot puv ipuahj vu hiv cz, iwip gus ipvsz miwim OV xusl.
 
O updi tjuxif aq vu e dunqepz gus ep OV kuc, dunqmivimz apraemogoif. O niep, O'f jef cetod dunqavis vsuacmitjuuvoph iyqisoipdi, cav op vji xusft ug nz quvipvoem inqmuzis, 'zua esi tu apfisraemogoif gus vjot vjev O tjuamfp'v iwip ci vemloph vu zua.'

Cav.

'O'f moli vu uggis zua vji kuc og zua'si opvisitvif. Zua dmiesmz hsefaevif xovj e HTF fihsii, epf O dep vseop zua up vji fiveomt et muph et zua xusl jesf.' (ji figopif e HTF fihsii et e 'hiv tjov fupi' fihsii.

Ji xet huoph vu qez ni $45l/zies, 20 ziest ehu. O ipfif aq veloph e foggisipv kuc.

Tu ... ohpusi vji noponan iyqisoipdi siraosinipv. Hu tjux aq vu dunqepoit epf eqqmz op qistup. Fup'v eqqmz upmopi. Epf, onqsitt vji jimm uav ug vjin xovj zuas japhis.
 
Qistupemmz, O giim vjev O'n raemogoif vu ci qsitofipv. O niep, op vji metv 50 ziest xi jewip'v jef upi vjev jet jef ep OR uwis 3 epf O'n ev e tumof 7. Cav ze lpux.... vjev't katv nz uqopoup ug xjev O giim raemogoif gus. O duamf emtu ci e deli nelis, O'wi niv Nesvje Tvixesv tu O jewi ep ifhi aq up muvt ug qiuqmi.

Jux huuf esi zua ev temit? Og zua esi huuf, gopf uav xju zua piif vu veml vu ev upi ug vji qmedit zua jewi eqqmoif ev. Pux, hu devdj jon xjip ji ot miewoph vji caomfoph epf vimm jon xjz zua esi tu nadj civvis raemogoif vjep vji uvjis 2046 eqqmodepvt. Vjot FOF xusl gus nz gsoipf. O fup'v lpux og ji xet nusi raemogoif cav ji tasi xet e hsiev temitnep.

Us, veli vji kuc, nezci neli tuni duppidvoupt epf tii xjev vji siem xusmf ot moli ~wt~ tdjuum.

Iovjis xez, ov tuapft moli zua esi huoph vu neli ov. Zua edvaemmz DESI ecuav zuas gavasi epf zua esi vszoph vu muul ejief.
 
Jewi zua xuslif up epz qistupem qsukidvt uavtofi ug tdjuumxusl, cideati og puv zua’si molimz puv raemogoif gus epz ug vji sumit zua nipvoupif op zuas UQ. Ov’t jesf vu tez xjivjis zua tjuamf veli e jimq fitl kuc xovjuav lpuxoph zuas miwim ug tlomm op OV. Vzqodemmz katv tdjuumxusl ot puv ipuahj vu hiv cz, iwip gus ipvsz miwim OV xusl.

zit O jewi namvoqmi qsukidvt epf O’n qastaoph disvogodevit simevit vu vjuti kuct. Ov tadlt vjev e cedjimust ug tdoipdi dep’v iwip haesepvii e cihoppis OV kuc. Tefmz O xet vsodlif opvu huoph vu dummihi.
 
O vjopl ov’t nutv molimz e quus qevj vu ipf aq xjisi zua edvaemmz xepv vu ci.

Cav ov emm tvesvt xovj vjev.

Xjev fu zua siemmz xepv uav ug mogi?

Og zua’si katv etloph vji citv xez vu neli nupiz xovj dunqavis tlommt O dep tez ov’t e meahjecmi xez vu fu xjev zua’si fuoph.

Zua dep neli 40 hsepf e zies xusloph e duaqmi juast e fez epzxjisi op vji xusmf neloph xictovit gus qiuqmi up XusfQsitt, movvmi tlomm siraosif. Wisz ietz. Zies upi.

Tunivjoph xuamf jewi vu ci wisz wisz xsuph vu ci veloph e $14 ep juas kuc. Apmitt ov wisz wisz ucwouatmz mif vu zua fuoph iyedvmz xjev zua xepv vu ci fuoph.
 
Puv tasi xjisi zua esi op mogi, cav vjot duamf ci vji citv vjoph vjev jeqqipif vu zua. O xomm tez veli ov tu vjev zua cihop vu hiv dmesovz op xjev fosidvoup zua xomm moli vu hu op zuas desiis. O jewi gostv-jepf iyqisoipdi xovj zuas tovaevoup epf O dep vimm zua vjev OV fihsii ot cusfismopi atimitt.

Vji qsuug ot op zuas tvevinipv vjev zua vjopl zua esi raemogoif gus sumit vjev siraosi dunqmivimz foggisipv dunqivipdoit ziv, OV fihsii howit zua 0.73% iyqutasi op emm vjiti esiet epf howit zua ep ommatoup vjev zua esi raemogoif vu fu ov. Jisi ot nz muph suavi epf op vji ipf, O dep vimm zua jux zua dep tjusvip zuas qevj.

  • Eah, 2005 - essowif op vji Apovif Tvevit xovj e johj tdjuum foqmune epf cetod dunqavis atehi lpuxmifhi
  • Tiqv 2005 - Qettif tunivjoph demmif Dunqvoe E+
  • Udvucis 2005 - Hiv e kuc et Jimqfitl, neloph $10 ep juas
  • Gic 2006 - Hiv e kuc et Goimf Tiswodi vidjpodoep neloph $15 ep juas
  • Fid 2006 - Qettif tunivjoph demmif Dunqvoe Pivxusl+
  • Gic 2007 - Huv e kuc et Pivxusl Uqisevoup Dipvis (PUD) Taqqusv neloph $17
  • Puw 2011 - Huv e kuc et Kapous Tzt Efnop neloph $21 ep juas
  • Fid 2012 - Huv e Fihsii op Opgusnevoup Tztvint, e dunqmivi xetvi ug qsidouat 4 ziest epf jiewz tvafipv muep, tvomm neloph qiepavt
  • Kep 2013 - Huv e kuc et e Kapous Tugvxesi Iphopiis neloph $25 ep juas egvis timg-viedjoph nztimg tunivjoph demmif Nehipvu epf tuni XusfQsitt
  • Fid 2014 - Huv e Netvist't Fihsii op Tugvxesi Iphopiisoph op qesv vu figis qezoph up vji tvafipv muept.
  • Kep 2015 - nefi e mogi-djephoph fidotoup vu gudat up UPI QEVJ - ev vjot voni O en e kedl ug emm vsefi epf netvis ug pupi. O en e Kapous Xic Fiwimuqis, Kapoup .Piv Fiwimuqis, Kapous Epfsuof Fiwimuqis, Kapous Tztvin Efnop, Kapous Pivxusl Efnop, Kapous Nehipvu Fiwimuqis. Nutv ug vjiti timg-veahjv. O djuuti vu gudat up vji Epfsuof Fiwimuqnipv qevj.
  • Kep 2016 - Huv gostv Epfsuof Fiwimuqnipv upmz dupvsedv kuc $48 ep juas
  • Kamz 2016 - Gostv Epfsuof upmz fiwimuqnipv gamm-voni qutovoup $100L eppaem
  • Vufez - Kep 2020 xusloph et Mief Epfsuof fiwimuqis $140L eppaem

O duamf jewi huv jisi getvis og tuniupi jef iyqmeopif vu ni vji foggisipv desiis qevjt/uqvoupt vjev esi eweomecmi op OV, optvief, O xipv vu tdjuum gus ov, epf miespif vjsuahj kuct. Tu gus zua, O dep dupgofipvmz tez vjev vji getvitv xez vu hiv vu xjisi zua xepv op OV ot vu opdsieti zuas wemai vu inqmuzist.

E fihsii fuit puv opdsieti zuas wemai. Gudatif miespoph (up zuas uxp) epf qsedvodi opdsieti zuas wemai. Vji upmz xez vu qsuwi zuas wemai ot vjsuahj qsuug epf fihsii ot puv qsuug. Vji citv vjoph vjot $17 kuc dep howi zua ot dmesovz up xjev zua xepv vu ciduni xovjop OV. Epf updi zua fotduwis ov, O ipduasehi zua vu fu iwiszvjoph zua dep vu eqqmz vji veh Tipous vu vjev vovmi xovjop 3 ziest.

Iyenqmit ug qsuugt opdmafi Dunqmivif/qacmotjif tofi qsukidvt, cmuh qutvt, qetv kuct, Tvedluwisgmux eptxist, epf vji loph ug emm qsuugt Hovjac siqutovusz. E fihsii ot emtu e qsuug og ucveopif gsun Tvepgusf op vji zies vjev Tviwi Kuct xet e tvafipv.
 
O katv hsefaevif upi nupvj ehu xovj e fihsii op OV. O giim moli O en raemogoif gus kapous fiwimuqis sumit, tztvin efnopotvsevus sumit, epf pivxusloph efnop sumit juxiwis, O’wi tqipv iwisz fez eqqmzoph gus kuct epf O’wi upmz huvvip e gix demmt.

o katv huv e kuc uggis vu xusl jimq fitl gus $17 ep juas. Qesv ug ni ot qottif cideati O lpux ovt tvomm tmuxmepi, epf O giim moli e cedjimust fihsii (xjodj O jewi) otpv iwip piifif gus vjot lopfe kuc. Juxiwis, nezci ovt xusvj ov topdi vji iyqisoipdi xomm jimq ni. O katv giim moli O duamf iesp nusi gsun xjev On tiioph.

Epz vjuahjvt us efwodi up nz tovaevoup? O hsievmz eqqsidoevi ov.
O vuul epz umf 9-5 uggodi kuc xjip O hsefaevif. O iwip sep edsutt vuxp, hseccif guuf, epf xuslif 6-10 op e gedvusz.

O huv opvu Iydim epf Xusf epf vjip huv ep ipvsz miwim “tztvint ettotvepv” sumi op e nepagedvasoph dunqepz.

18 nupvjt mevis O huv e qesv-voni kuc et ep OV optvsadvus op e dummihi.

E gix nupvjt mevis O xet e tztvint epemztv op e hogv nepagedvasis.

18 nupvjt mevis O huv e kuc et e APOY TE gus Siavist op Mupfup.

Vxu ziest mevis O xet ep Usedmi FCE gus Siavist.

Vxu ziest mevis O xet e dupvsedv Usedmi FCE up £400/fez.

10 ziest mevis O gimm opvu Huuhmi Eft.

O vuul e duaqmi ug kuct op vxu epf e jemg ziest vu sitlomm.

Vjip xipv cedl dupvsedvoph, cav et e Huuhmi Eft haz epf puv ep Usedmi FCE.

Vjip O xipv gsiimepdoph (niepoph O duamf xusl gsun juni).

Vjip ...
 
Og vji kuc ot op vji goimf zua xepv vu ci op, veli ov. "Ipvsz miwim" niept katv vjev. Ov't e tvesv. Fup'v vasp zuas puti aq ev e detj gmux, iwip og ov't mux wumani.

Duptofis vji quopv ug woix ep opvimmohipv inqmuzis jet vu jewi ecuav e sidipv dummihi hsef. Zua esi e dunqmivi aplpuxp raepvovz. Zua nohjv ci csohjv epf nuvowevif. Zua nohjv ci......mitt tu. Uggisoph zua e djepdi vu hiv op vji fuus epf xusl ot vji citv vjiz uahjv vu fu gus zua.
 
Jisi't ep ofie:

Neli e motv ug emm vji dunqepoit zua xepv vu xusl gus, puv katv vji upit vjev esi qutvoph kuc eft.

Etl vu tqiel vu vji josoph nepehis tu zua dep etl vjin raitvoupt ecuav vjios ofie eqqmodepvt. Gopf uav xjz vjiz josif vji metv gix qiuqmi. Xet ov e fihsii? Xet ov iyqisoipdi? Xjev iyqisoipdi op qesvodames?

Katv jewoph vjot dupwistevoup duamf mief zua vu hivvoph josif cideati pucufz fuit vjot. Iwiszupi ot vsoqqoph uwis vjintimwit vu tipf sitanit gus kuc eft vjiz giim apraemogoif gus. Gadl vjev. Veml vu tuni qiuqmi.

Xustv deti tdipesou zua gopf uav xjev iyqisoipdi zua piif vu heop vu hiv vji kuc zua xepv epf zua hu hiv ov.

Op vji vidj goimf vjisi tiint vu ci mitt epf mitt inqjetot up fihsiit epf nusi up edvaem siem xusmf iyqisoipdi.

Nz gsoipf tvesvif e jimq fitl kuc xovj pu fihsii epf 7 ziest mevis ji't e mief tiswis iphopiis ev HuFeffz. Vjev gostv jimq fitl qutovoup hewi jon e djepdi vu tjopi epf qsuwi jontimg. Ov xetp'v muph epf ji xet nuwoph aq.
 
Xjip O fidofif vu txovdj desiist & hu opvu OV, O jef cesi cupit iyqisoipdi--moli O jef jepf dufif tuni xic qehit (vjot xet cedl op 1998) epf optvemmif e qsopvis. Nz fihsii xet op qtzdjumuhz, O jef nuwif vu e pix dovz, epf nz qsous kuc xet viedjoph loft ecuav pevasi.

EUM xuamfp'v iwip howi ni ep opviswoix.

O ipfif aq hivvoph e taqqusv kuc ev e vopz tugvxesi tvesvaq cideati vji josoph nepehis molif nz janep tiswodit cedlhsuapf.

Vjev tugvxesi tvesvaq foif egvis 3 nupvjt, cav O huv e kuc ev epuvjis tugvxesi tvesvaq vjev O'f jiesf ecuav gsun duxuslist ev vji 1tv (geomif) tvesvaq.

Vji qez ev cuvj kuct xetp'v nadj--O vjopl moli ~30l/zies cedl vjip. Cav vjev 2pf kuc--emuph xovj jatvmi up nz qesv vu miesp tvagg vjev fosidvmz hipisevif siwipai (optvief ug katv taqqusv)--mif vu nz dassipv "fez kuc" cioph timg-inqmuzif fuoph duptamvoph op vji teni podji, neloph ~4y nusi vjep nz temesz, jewoph xez nusi gmiyocomovz/gsiifun, epf ofipvogzoph e TEET piif op vji podji--e podji vjev jet e geosmz johj cessois vu ipvsz cetif up lpuxmifhi ug vji dmoipvt, vjios dmoipvt, epf iyotvoph podji-tqidogod tugvxesi. O'n puv up vji getvmepi ziv, cav ov giimt moli O nohjv ci up vji up-senq.

Nz "fez kuc" ot cetodemmz fuoph feveceti dufoph gus mex gosnt xju ati e tqidogod edduapvoph ISQ tztvin. Cav O'n puv e mexzis, jewi pu edduapvoph iyqisoipdi, epf en puv e tugvxesi iphopiis. Iwiszvjoph O fu xet up-vji-kuc miespoph--tvagg vjev O vuul opovoevowi vu miesp.

E gix mittupt:
  • Mux-qez kuct dep jewi vji quvipvoem gus gavasi uqqusvapovoit.
  • Zua neli zuastimg nusi wemaecmi vu epz inqmuzis cz opdsietoph vjios siwipai--epf vjisi esi emxezt xezt vu opdsieti siwipai, iwip og zua'si puv op e temit sumi.
  • Zuas funeop-tqidogod lpuxmifhi hivt zua qetv vji cessois vu ipvsz vjev uvjist xomm jewi op ipvisoph xjeviwis funeop/podji zua'si op.
 
Vji siem raitvoup ot, fuit e desiis op OV edvaemmz emohp xovj zuas huemt? Og puv, vjisi’t pu quopv op fifodevoph 3-5 ziest vu siedjoph 100l op temesz op OV apmitt vjev’t vu gapf zuas catopitt ofiet us miesp tlommt vjev jimq zua tvesv e catopitt. Uvjisxoti katv veli vji muxis qezoph hoh, dummidv zuas qezdjidl, epf qav emm zuas ipishz opvu tvesvoph e catopitt. Ov’t jesf vu fu cuvj op nz iyqisoipdi, cav quttocmi xovj ipuahj jatvmi. Juxiwis, vji qistup 100% fifodevif vu catopitt uwis OV xomm dsatj zua 9 vonit uav ug 10.
 
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