#uni grad

[starfallkaz]

Life update: I graduated uni! Bachelor of Science in physiology, couldn’t have done it without my comfort characters <33

[lizzy384]

My friend must have been going through some old photos, because she sent me a couple from my university graduation - which was pretty much 10 years ago now (31 March 2007) - with the caption: Auntie Lizzy at Hogwarts! And I’m even wearing Gryffindor red under my gown ;-)

[courtneybella-blog1]

What does a degree mean?

I graduated in November 2016 and everything seemed quite positive and celebratory at the time but then reality kicked in because nobody wanted to hire a university graduate and work experience was essential. I remember going to the job centre every week and feeling helpless because I couldn’t get no interviews and the job centre advisors were pressurising and intimidating. They assumed being a uni grad would give you a high paid job into any office, media company or school.

I came across a film internship that following winter and after I completed it I was still unemployed for months. Most internships guarantee a paid role afterwards or another interview but nothing ever happened. I got some agencies offering me teaching assistant roles and then I would sign up to an agency and I would never hear anything back from them again. It felt like I was a ghost because I walked around unnoticed by everyone and I started to lose patience and my faith. I knew after a while they only used me in order to get commissioned and I felt like a puppet who was completely lost in the working world.

I remember reading emails being rejected from jobs and then finally being invited for interviews and not getting the roles which devastated me because I really did try my best in the interview with politeness, smiling, well dressed and I made my resume was update. I felt like my whole world was falling apart and I started to become lost and my happiness decreased which led to weight gain.

I remember I attended an interview for a midday assistant at a nursery part time and the interviewers barely looked at me and one of them said I was too young to work and they didn’t hire people with degrees.

Some of these educational institutions were looking for people with level 1 or level 2 qualifications. I thought to myself I’m not going back to college to study childcare because that would be a waste of time.  I sat there feeling angry on the inside but on the outside I smiled. I studied for 3 years to then end up in debt and unemployed but I pray and begged God to help me.

The government need to realise a lot of young people are out of work because nobody is willing to take them on and train them. I’m disappointed at what is happening with uni grads in England it’s almost like having a degree is worthless. Whereas in other countries such as China, USA or Canada state it’s essential to have a degree to have a good paid job. I wish the system was focused on helping young intelligent people like myself and giving us a chance to strive and succeed in the working world. Everywhere I go I feel oppressed, claustrophobic and trapped and all I need to do is escape and breathe.  I want to work overseas in the USA but I want to gain work experience here first but the working system in England isn’t helping me progress further because I cannot hold a paid job as yet. How long is the wait? Will I ever get employed? Is England going through an economic crisis?

Most jobs advertised online attract my eye but unfortunately the recruitment team aren’t attracted enough to my application form or my CV. I hear people always tell me to make sure your cover letter is brilliant but how do you write a brilliant cover letter for a company whose reading a lot of resumes and cover letters a day. I feel like right now too many doors are shutting in my face so imagine how many thousands of uni graduates who go through the same routine month after month. I know people with degrees and masters who graduated two or three years before me and still don’t have their dream job. Some work in retail, admin or reception roles or some stay at home which they hate because they would rather do something they’re really passionate about.

Now I think about my own job hunting process honestly it’s hard and difficult. Sometimes I feel like I don’t exist and then I began to feel frustrated during the whole situation. I know some uni classmates who are already employed whereas some of them aren’t even in employed like myself. I know a few which are doing either unpaid or paid internships which isn’t leading them anywhere. As it is slave labour work and they are being overworked and doing other people’s extra work. Honestly the employment system is a bit of a joke considering I receive student finance loan letters telling me how much I owe them but yet I scream at the letter because I’m still unemployed. Right now I cannot afford to pay for my own essentials such as clothes, food, travel let alone pay for student finance.

I truly believe this economy is corrupted and being unemployed is infectious. I remember having a trial day at a preparatory in north London and I stayed at the school for the whole day and I tried my best. The head teacher promised he will call me and some other potential candidates for a second interview face to face but it never happened. Instead the school still advertised for this teaching assistant job role through other agencies. I called my recruitment consultant to ask her for feedback or whatever happened about this so called job but I never heard anything back. Whilst I was at the prep school a candidate told me it was important for the agency to pay you to do trial days and at least pay you £60.

I needed to be noticed fast so I decided to volunteer at two local schools to gain more experience as teaching assistant and nursery assistant since I didn’t mind training as a primary school teacher. I would love to become a kindergarten teacher in America and raise my family there too. After working at the schools I felt like I was working for free and it was all for nothing so I decided to quit because I was not content within myself. I needed to feel secure and I needed a job fast after the summer term ended.

Meanwhile I was doing voluntary and applying for teaching assistant roles in schools and updating my CV it was crazy the more and more schools and agencies were turning me down. It was ironic because more agencies and schools were willing to interview me with less work experience months ago and then reject me forwards. This shows every company know exactly what they’re doing and who they will hire so they call people in to be interviewed for their own benefit.

These organisations need to interview a lot of people to prove to the government they have advertised the job well. Also these same companies sadly reject the unwanted candidates as they have already selected their potential candidates. The potential candidates the company hires might possibly walk out of the job a week or month later as it happens because some people realise a specific job isn’t for them.

As a young person trying to find my feet isn’t easy at all instead it’s hard and challenging. Nobody seems to understand you instead they keep asking you how is the job hunting? How are the interviews and have you considered another career path. My mind is constantly worrying about the next path in life and I feel helpless during this hardship of being unemployed and penniless. I ask myself why did I work so hard in school to then end up with all of these qualifications and no real job and no income.

I always remember adults including teachers and parents telling young people to stay in school and complete their education but nobody told us the reality of the possible struggles that would come along with it. Life is always going to be full of ups and downs because that is the way life is designed. Now being 22 and still employeed I feel I’m on the low how can I possibly elevate myself if I cannot even gain a simple job I may want to be a scriptwriter but I cannot be knocking on Hollywood’s door overnight.

I need to be able to build myself with basic working school whilst gaining more confidence, independence and determination before I push myself any further. If I could talk to any uni grad right now in the same position as me I would tell them start flying and create your own opportunity don’t wait for a door to open for you. Don’t let life pass you by because you don’t want the time to run out on you.

As people always say we only live once and we cannot relive again so don’t let the system drag you down instead defeat it with hard work, motivation and determination and carry God first place too. If you love writing write, you love teaching teach and if you love music become a musician but don’t let money or negative people including co-workers, family, friends or a bad relationship get in the way because the devil doesn’t like real success he likes failure instead. Remember to stay positive and to be thankful for life because nobody knows when they will be gone so don’t let any job get you down because once you’re in a good position everything will fall into place at the right time.

[thelittlearchaeologistthatcould]

I fucked up again but guess who might actually be graduating with the rest of her friends in June! Thank sweet fucking shit. 

[why-do-you-love-me]

Finishing uni feels

I went to look for journal articles via my university website but now that I have graduated as of last year I can no longer search the library database. *Cries* Google scholar will have to do...

[my-years-of-med-school]

Graduation present

[mylovergoesbythenamejasper]

I need a cheerleader to pep me into writing another 800 words

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