hi. i am 26 yrs old with a college degree from 2 yrs ago and can not find a job in my field which u need certifications and i can not afford that. i have done IT all my life before i was old enough to work. i did retail in 05 and hated it because of the poor mistreatment ive endured which brought back painful memories from my home life.

well, having no money sucks *** yet i get people telling me i shouldn't worry. excuse me?! wait until the economy gets better then search for a job is what i was told by professionals! i don't qualify for UI because i quit my old job voluntarily.

i want to work on my creative side and mix technical with it but i dont know how to do that or don't know what i could do. certifications are too costly for me and there isn't a lot of jobs to around for everybody out there with a huge number of unemployed people.

i've been to a lot of workshops, made new functional resumes, got tons of packet info on jobs and what not. stuff that was never taught in college or high school. i still do not have a job! i really don't know what i am suppose to do i was thinking of speaking to a mentor about this but i don't know of any places that are free to speak to them about this issue.

i am really lost! i have no money yet these boneheads tell me go to volunteer does it have access to money? no, didn't think so! they say there's rewards that comes with it, i agree it does but how are you gonna get there if you have no means of transportation? it takes money to fill up the gas tank or bus fare.