hi, never been in here before. i hope i get better advise than i have gotten from other professional business sites. i am 26 yrs old, i got my degree AAS Network Administrator no certs too costly for me 2 yrs ago. got of college, no jobs in the state i live in. AZ is not a technology state never was but there are network admin jobs they just want over 5 yrs experience.

from my research for the workforce connection, it takes 7 yrs to be a network admin that's not what i was told in college. i was told you will graduate and make all of this money that's what they told the IT students. even help desk jobs want either 2-3 yrs or over 5 yrs for "entry level." ok, i am seeking entry level zero experience so i can start from the bottom up and work my way up like it used to be a long time ago.

i don't have much work experience i did have a job in 05 for 7 mos didn't last because managers screwed me and the other students over with our schedules and refused to accommodate after that. i have applied to everywhere, even the low paying jobs will not hire me. i would like to move out but how is low pay gonna pay my bills, car, etc? i dont want a roomie i want to move in with my bf when we get jobs.

we have been to a lot of workshops thru these career centers and workforce connections and still nothing. we got better tools by attending a 2nd workforce connection but they told us their job is to give us tools not to get us a job.

i dont have money to go back to the workforce connection to turn in my research to my counselor to do short term training using the gov's stimulus money for them to pay for it for me. i do need to update my IT skills but all i know for over 17 yrs is old technology from what my dad taught me.

some people think i should teach computers, no thank you i have no interest and i am not patient nor the teaching kind of person. i have a linkedin account the most unprofessional site ever! they are worse think they are all that because of their x amount of years in the work force but the most unemployed people i have met on there! they gave me and other people i know nothing but horrible advise for jobs and what not. it was general job advise didnt mean it fit into my situation or finances. they told me your 26 you have all your years to work what kind of advise is that?!

yep, that's the advise i got even my ex counselor from another workforce i went to last year said the same thing when i was 25. none of my contacts can't help me with what i am seeking. you know, it's fine if i don't get an IT job but i'd like to work on my creative side along with my technical side.

there are things i don't have skills for nor was i ever taught them by my parents and they refused to let me grow/blossom because they felt kids do not need to grow/blossom their job is to be a slave to their parents and obey.

i have been told to volunteer, what about my bills and livelihood?! nothing wrong with volunteering but that is the poorest advise i have heard now in this depression just to get a job. i have talked to people who have volunteered at 5-6 different places and still didn't land not one job thru the nonprofit agency hmm i wonder why. 5-6 volunteer places, that would have been it for me that is just too much time wasted of a contract for 6-8 months or a month whatever the contract said it was for how long.

that advise is not working at all because nobody is benefiting from volunteering because they are not even getting hired from the nonprofit they are working with! my financial situation is so bad its not even funny the money i get (not from UI or my bank accounts the bank account has been dried for 2 yrs) pays 2 months of my cell phone bill and thats it with a lil bit left over for gas! my parents arent helping they tell me life is like the 40s and i shouldnt complain about suffering they arent helping either so they have no business telling me i am not allowed to suffer.

a lot of times i have applied and don't hear back from the employers. i had one interview last month at a temp agency and the manager is an accounting manager. my bf's mom met her at a tire shop she didn't know the manager is an accounting manager. the manager knew nothing about IT nor network admin assuming you just type on a computer all day!

i'm like refer me to an IT manager! the manager was nice and everything but knew nothing about a computer. the temp agency had no jobs for me to start from the ground up and barely had those from their clients they wanted experienced people. she said she would keep a look out for me on jobs and never heard from her. worst advise again on temp agencies from the workshop i attended at the end of last month i do want the experience but i am not waiting on end for them to get back with me!

temp agencies are just as bad as the other employers they wont hire to train or give you experience! why am i here then? lol temp agencies is again out of the question. the thing that is very upsetting and concerning me is lack of money to get to the job/interview especially if they are in another part of town that consists of driving a lot. the 2nd workforce i went to is 26.4 miles from me and it ate 3/4 of the gas going there!

the state i live in you need a car to get by, yes, we do have a bus system but it is horrible. i should know i took the bus a lot b4 getting a car (didnt buy the car my mom did its an old bucket) these bus drivers dont wanna drive the bus late because they have families. its a big mess here thats why most ppl have cars.

with my lack of finances and needing to restart all over again, i fear if i get hired or an interview that i will not have the gas to get there. i hate begging my mom forget my dad on gas money when she promised (verbal contract) to help me until i get a job. i hate begging people for gas money im sure someone will say have ur friend drive you, i know how selfish ppl can be with their cars been there done that. i have asked for rides not all the time but only to short distances and they pitched a fit - a short freakin distance like 6 miles was so far and it wasn't out of their range either.

i dont know anyone who would hire me to do an odd job for extra money. i do not use craigslist anymore for anything including a job too much suspicions on there and nut jobs. the city i live in doesnt have much for jobs hence is why i go to the next neighboring city to find jobs. i did give a friend my resumes to give to her bosses and never heard from the company.

job fairs are such a waste of time they say the same bs i hear in interviews. i only have one job from 05 and when i didnt have a car, it was very hard to get a job since it requires a car to get around the state. at these workshops, if only i knew what i didnt know in high school and college, i would have more jobs under my belt plus my own parents didnt teach me anything about working hard, good ethics, jobs, job hunting, etc in high school at all.

i would go to networking events but again no gas or bus money to go nor do i have business cards. other than that, i am just out of options. freelancing need to build my skills up i did think of doing that. i am not sure what to do anymore for a job any advise/suggestions? no, i would never use my parents as a resource. mom never worked in over 30 yrs and dad has a terrible track record with past employers always screwing them over etc no thanks i dont want that on my record.