<p>I graduated in December of 2012 with a BA in Spanish Literature. It took me six years to graduate because I switched majors a few times (first from Environmental Science, Social Work, and finally Spanish). I'm $15,000 in debt with Federal loans. I basically completed the Spanish degree just to get a degree, any degree, because I was burnt out for being in school for so many years. I'm not a native speaker, but I am highly fluent having spoken the language since I was in middle school, in addition to working and living in Latin America.</p>
<p>Since graduation, I can only get jobs that pay in the $10-14 range. This wage is NOT a livable wage in my part of the country, especially with student loans. Furthermore, these types of jobs (office assistant, etc) have no upward economic mobility whatsoever. Basically I work with people who have done the job for 15+ years and still only make $14/hr. Some life that is...</p>
<p>My degree is dead end, worthless, and was a waste. My undergrad GPA is 2.8 because my first three years I had no idea what I was doing, and I was terrible at the sciences and mathematics. Now my GPA is so low that it probably isn't worth applying to any graduate program to better myself. </p>
<p>Have you ever though of going to a trade school? There are many jobs that pay well, and require certifications that don’t take too much time to complete.</p>
<p>There are many many jobs in business that just want a BA, they don’t care which particularly. Some do but not all. Especially ones that need bilingual, like in HR depts, for instance in a bilingual company. But you have a job history now so it puts you in a tough position because now that is what they look at first. Look for some jobs that require a college degree and strong english and spanish. When you send a resume, have a section that highlights relevant coursework to the job. Look for govt jobs too. Maybe in agencies that deal with a spanish speaking population. Staffing agencies.Or Latin American HQ businesses that have offices here. Just make sure it is a company where if you have to start at the bottom there is somewhere to go. I know someone who started as a clerical job at and went to assistant to analyst, then analyst then VP. Sales is always a good field and a money maker if you have people skills and can learn quickly the qualities needed.</p>
<p>What type of school did you go to (public, private, large, small, high on the totem pole, low on the totem pole) etc.? Is your college’s placement office of any potential help?</p>
<p>Have you thought about trying to become an interpreter/translator? If you need the extra boost to get your app reviewed, become certified or get a certificate in something like Deaf Studies or Mandarin. </p>