My field isn't great to be honest (not like computer science, for example), but other people with the same qualifications seem to flourish and work in big companies. I think it all has to do with my employment gap and lack of achievements in my first employment and my lack of industrial experience more than what field I studied. When I ask others what I am doing wrong, they all keep telling me to tailor your resume!! Not very helpful.

I contacted the career counseling department in my university, but they told me after 5 years from graduation we don't give help, and they gave me the name of a governmental employment service agency that help people find jobs where I live, which I went to for 4 months taking workshops and 1-on-1 training with a trainer, but all was useless. The irony is, in the first workshop they mentioned that 85% of jobs are filled via connections and internally and not announced for, while they spent months editing my resume and cover letter without any tangible results. She implied to delete my highest graduate degree because maybe I am overqualified, but this would create more gap in my resume, I told her, which she didn't know how to handle.

I tried meetups. I went to general social groups, but I am not very sociable, and I am not good with people. So, I would go there and stand alone on the side mostly having a beer or two, and then leave feeling more lonely than before. These meetings are not to solve fundamental issues like social anxiety and depression. These meetings are for normal people who can connect with others normally. One might say to go to more specific groups, but I have no special interest. Anti-natalism philosophy is not an interest to me, but it just happened to coincide with my world views before I knew about it. I don't read about it.

I would work anything that requires reasonable mental effort and pay the bills. I don't want to deal with customers because I am terrible with people and have no patience, and the physical work is not for me (I have back problems).

I thought of getting another master degree in computer science with specialization in machine learning, but it seemed too much of a road to take after my 7-year graduate studies, and I would need a financial assistance or a scholarship as I have tight budget!! Also, I don't think in my current mental state I could sit and read for hours as I used to do. I am learning things alone though on my pace and as much as I can. I only have academic experience (research), and even another degree would put me on square one again. I once applied to a position in the industry in my field, and the recruiter replied rather coldly "we are not looking for people with academic experience only"!! OK, but if no one is looking for people with academic experience only like me, where can I get this industrial experience?!! and when I apply to junior positions, they think I am overqualified to take a job that requires Bachelor's degree!!

I am confused and clueless to what else I can do.