Landing any paying job during this pandemic feels like a diamond in the rough, but what if this diamond isn’t your dream job? Then comes the obvious questions, Is this what I should be doing? Is this enough pay for me? Am I settling? After spending four years as an English major, trust me when I say “job” and “career” are synonyms but one does not depend on the other. It’s ok if your first post grad job isn’t related to your degree. 

This first post-grad job might help get your foot into the work world, and make connections, but you shouldn’t stress about it.  It does not determine your success in your future career. 

When you make plans sometimes the universe laughs.  The typical plan we’ve all drawn in our minds is to go to college, then intern, and right after graduation climb to the top of the corporate latter. This is all supposed to be done by the age of 25. While this sounds fantastic, no-one ever does it, except for those lifetime movies. Any many grads, like myself, are proof it never happens. You can’t be so wrapped up in that plan, life happens. Sometimes obstacles and detours interrupt. Sometimes what you might find is the course you actually are going is better.

You should also understand everyone is going through the same struggles. College grads everywhere are having trouble finding a job related to their degree. During this bleak job market, You are not in this alone. 

Your first-post grad job is a learning experience. Still take time to fantasize about your dream job, and do what you love. This is not the end of your journey, in fact, this is just the beginning.