Give up on career?

ruaille buaille

Hi I've been rethinking my career choice recently (digital media sector) as its not really going in my favor at the moment. I think this is due to a number of reasons:
Im not sure that there is enough opportunities in Ireland for me but I cant move abroad. I look every day on job websites etc and only come across around one or two suitable jobs a month. Any ones Im interested in ask for around 5yrs experience!! I have a degree and I've done 2 unpaid internships so I really want a paid position and dont want to go back to college or do jobbridge.
I feel like I've tried everything at this stage so maybe I should just give up and just get any kind of job. Im doing some freelance work at the moment but getting paid pennies in bits and drabs!!
Is it best to just hang in there and hope the economy gets better or just cut my losses now and get a full time job in a more lucrative/ easily attained area.

April O Neill

Could you get an unrelated job and do a part time masters or something?

ruaille buaille

Thats not a bad idea actually April. I wasnt really in favour of going back to college but doing a masters part time while working might open up a few more doors for me.
Thanks

Laneyh

ruaille buaille wrote: »

Hi I've been rethinking my career choice recently (digital media sector) as its not really going in my favor at the moment. I think this is due to a number of reasons:
Im not sure that there is enough opportunities in Ireland for me but I cant move abroad. I look every day on job websites etc and only come across around one or two suitable jobs a month. Any ones Im interested in ask for around 5yrs experience!! I have a degree and I've done 2 unpaid internships so I really want a paid position and dont want to go back to college or do jobbridge.
I feel like I've tried everything at this stage so maybe I should just give up and just get any kind of job. Im doing some freelance work at the moment but getting paid pennies in bits and drabs!!
Is it best to just hang in there and hope the economy gets better or just cut my losses now and get a full time job in a more lucrative/ easily attained area.

That's very disheartening, maybe you could look for a job in a different area
but keep the freelance work going on the side. You might be able to utilise some of your skills in a job that is unrelated on the surface of it.

In one of my previous jobs they emphasied coding experience in the job spec.
I have some but it wouldn't be my forte. I was lucky enough to get the job and moulded it around my skills.

That employer also contributed towards several colleague's education some were studying things which I thought were not directly related.
One girl who was a developer got some study support from work to study librarianship.

So, I guess cast your net a bit wider and get into a paid role. Once you're financially secure you could look at studying part time or ramping up the freelance work to keep your skills current.

Best of luck

TheBellJar

Have you looked at digital marketing? The market is full of DM vacancies at the mo - seo specialists, digital marketing execs, etc. in all kinds of companies.