At this point, I may just have to resign myself to working at dead-end, minimum-wage jobs, such as McDonalds.
I don't think I have what it takes to ever be successful or have a career in the fields I'm interested in (marketing and sales).
I'm a brand new college grad with an unimpressive job history - mainly merely working as an admin assistant, as those were the only jobs I was qualified for.
But even that was a long time ago. These past two years, I've worked as a personal assistant for a disabled lady UTT -= again, doing nothing impressive. Just menial tasks. This paid well, and was very compatible with my college schedule.
Also, I was on the Board of Directors for my school's bookstore -- but again, I didn't singlehandedly do much.
However, now that I've graduated, I want to pursue a real career. I've familiarized myself with several of the skills in high demand these days, such as SEO, Salesforce, and a bit of programming. While I have no formal experience with these sorts of things, I did the best thing I could do, and took it upon myself to teach myself.
I just had a disastrous interview yesterday, where the interviewer accused me of lying on my resume for listing these skills when I'm not a highly-experienced pro at all of them. He was probably right. My line of thought was that I was learned enough in them to help out with things that might peripherally involve them, to varying degrees.
I also couldn't explain a situation "proving" that I was organized specifically enough for his satisfaction. I always did my job, had no problems, and went above and beyond when I could, which I've since forgotten about.
But when I think back to the things that I do know how to do, and the things that I am highly experienced with -- I realize that they're not going to get me even the entry level jobs I want, and also that I've accomplished absolutely nothing. The companies with which I've worked HAVE achieved great things -- but I can't be credited for that. All I did was help out with the administrative duties.
I just feel like I've hit my dead end, and I'm only 21. I've accomplished absolutely nothing, there's nothing I'm proud of myself for, and I feel like I could achieve if I was given a chance. But all the opportunities are going to the preexisting achievers.
Am I aiming too high in life? Is it too late for me? Are some people just meant to be relegated permanently to low-pay, low-advancement positions?
I don't think I have what it takes to ever be successful or have a career in the fields I'm interested in (marketing and sales).
I'm a brand new college grad with an unimpressive job history - mainly merely working as an admin assistant, as those were the only jobs I was qualified for.
But even that was a long time ago. These past two years, I've worked as a personal assistant for a disabled lady UTT -= again, doing nothing impressive. Just menial tasks. This paid well, and was very compatible with my college schedule.
Also, I was on the Board of Directors for my school's bookstore -- but again, I didn't singlehandedly do much.
However, now that I've graduated, I want to pursue a real career. I've familiarized myself with several of the skills in high demand these days, such as SEO, Salesforce, and a bit of programming. While I have no formal experience with these sorts of things, I did the best thing I could do, and took it upon myself to teach myself.
I just had a disastrous interview yesterday, where the interviewer accused me of lying on my resume for listing these skills when I'm not a highly-experienced pro at all of them. He was probably right. My line of thought was that I was learned enough in them to help out with things that might peripherally involve them, to varying degrees.
I also couldn't explain a situation "proving" that I was organized specifically enough for his satisfaction. I always did my job, had no problems, and went above and beyond when I could, which I've since forgotten about.
But when I think back to the things that I do know how to do, and the things that I am highly experienced with -- I realize that they're not going to get me even the entry level jobs I want, and also that I've accomplished absolutely nothing. The companies with which I've worked HAVE achieved great things -- but I can't be credited for that. All I did was help out with the administrative duties.
I just feel like I've hit my dead end, and I'm only 21. I've accomplished absolutely nothing, there's nothing I'm proud of myself for, and I feel like I could achieve if I was given a chance. But all the opportunities are going to the preexisting achievers.
Am I aiming too high in life? Is it too late for me? Are some people just meant to be relegated permanently to low-pay, low-advancement positions?