What do I do?

Hey everyone. I’ll cut to the chase: I messed up my college career. I picked a random major because it was easy and I wanted to pick something and stick with it after switching majors 7-8 times. I transferred from a jc to a state school nearby to save money, but I was hopeful that I would make friends and have a good experience. Turns out I hated my major and the school. But I had only a year to go, so I decided to suck it up and graduate. I just went through the motions to finish; I definitely hated every year I was in school, but it is still better than what I’m doing now. For what it’s worth, I did fairly well in school, making the dean’s list and all that. Unfortunately, I’m relatively boring and don’t really have any interests because my whole life has been school as far as I can remember so I don’t have any real career aspirations. I’m working part-time retail, which isn’t quite the post-graduation job I was aiming for, but what else can I do? Social science majors are a dime a dozen and let’s be real, who wants to hire someone who can’t stand social science for a social science career? TL;DR - I hated my major and I don’t know how to find a job because of that. Advice is welcome :smile:

Your done with school what done is done, what job do you want? There is really no reason you can not find a career that you find interesting, there are plenty of people who do not use what their degree is in , for their career but in most cases they would not have gotten their foot in the door with out a college degree, you have that now so find what interests you and go get it.

Not sure where in CA you are but, take a look at your local Biz Journal to see who are your areas biggest employers as well as Linked-in to see who employs your alma-mater’s grads.

My older son is a somewhat recent college grad and just went through that process in the last 18 months. Before the pandemic - he applied to more than 100 jobs before landing the one he’s in now.

This is a really tough time to start a career in any field so, it is going to be a slog - especially if you have limited work or leadership experience. but, there are lots of jobs that are looking for ANY college degree.

All of the CSUs have solid career centers and established linkages to local employers. They have counselors who can help you focus your search, hone your resume, practice interviews etc. I know there’s an agreement between the CSUs that allow the graduates of one campus to use the resources of another for a nominal one-time fee.

You note you work in retail, your company may have management track and/or back office jobs that could be a relatively easy step. At this point, anything that sounds professional is going to be a step forward. It will open doors and make connections and help you understand what you like - and don’t like.