Stress Factor = 100%

Well.

I (unofficially) have graduated from art school.

Now.

I am (officially) totally broke with thousands of dollars in debt.

I make a mere pittance at the current job, and the way things are going I'd like to just walk out now but that's not a wise idea.

Now I'm looking for work.

The career center has not returned my call to help me with some art related job searching.

The newspaper jobs.........

I have been out of the (official) work force for two years while I completed my degree.

I do not have the 'experience' for many of the jobs out there. Either I don't have certain software, or certain skills.

I am starting to really freak out and its only been two days since my final class.

How do I compete with the rest of the world?

Sure I can make a froo-froo resume. Someone even suggested I LIE on it. (Friend of mine got a job at some company and lied his way in. OF course, the first time I lie, I'll get caught and be blackballed from future job openings or some shit like that. That's how my world works).

Of course I'd like a photography related job, but those are few and far between. Or I don't have the experience. Or other skills such as graphic design.

I've been wondering about my lot in life, and realize I won't get far. I mean, I won't have some six figure job. IT's just not in the cards for me. I am not diplomatic when it comes to speaking up. I can't get people to listen to me in a managerial position. I'm definately not good with numbers. I don't have very good web design skills (yet) but think that's what I need to acquire next.......

But I'm definitely worth more than minimum wage.

I thought about joining the Peace Corps.........if nothing else to postpone my loan payments.........

There's this Teach English in Korea job.........yea NOT.

*deep breath*

So, I'm trying not to freak out.

I feel I have a bunch of things against me, one being my age, two being out of the job market for a couple of years, three not having been able to take an internship while in school and four lack of experience in the photographic field.

Marketing is not my thing either. Trying to market myself........yea right. I don't know how to do the sales talk. How to get in to even talk to the person I need to for say a photo studio or something.

It's really depressing.......but I'm TRYing to think positive.

Oh well, back to the job hunt.