How long did you give it before you emigrated?

seachto7

Maybe the wrong forum but it involves looking for a job.
Long story short. I finished a MA in 2014 and have finished a few placements since then.
They possibly look good on the CV but I finished the last one during the summer and have been unsuccessful trying to get a job since then.
I've had a few interviews alright but they didn't work out.
I'm too old for working holiday visas to CA or AUS so realistically the UK and Europe are my only options.
It's useful to know people in places you'd like to pitch up in so you can bunk down with them until you get sorted. I don't though.
I'm in two minds: keep applying from Ireland or just up sticks to London for example and try and get "any" job to keep me ticking over.
My main worry is that it's coming up to Christmas and if things drag on to the new year, it'll be 6 months blank on the CV.
I'm doing some part time work now, unrelated to what I want to get into.
Has anyone been in a similar position?
It's like a game of chess trying to make the right move.
I'm getting depressed at everyone else living life to the max and I'm stuck on a computer trying to find a fresh angle in the job search.
There I was thinking the MA would be an advantage
Should I just go for it and get on a flight next week...

Jim2007

You might want to give us some idea of what your area of study was and what types of job would interest you?

For Europe it is worth keeping in mind that going to university is not the norm in most countries and so a Masters has more value over here.

munchkin_utd

what field are you in.

Companies are crying out for employees in specific fields in Germany, but giving us a hint of that might be useful.

Its no different in Ireland, biotech has a bit of a hub in cork, IT in Dublin, medical devices in Galway etc. And on the continent certain places have their own niches.

highlydebased

Could you do some freelance work or do some sort of project to keep yourself ticking over and have less of a void?

seachto7

Ironically, I had to edit my post to fix some errors, seeing as I want to get into the content game.

I've been reading about, and know, people who moved away who said "there's nothing here for me".

I'm in the cycle of application/rejection at the moment, and time is flying by. I've hit the post with a few interviews in Ireland and the UK, in that I got a few "second interviews" but ultimately didn't get the jobs.

Digital marketing is the general area I'd like to get into. That's a broad enough definition as it is. Ideally, anything content related.

I've worked in that area before. So far, not so good in terms of securing something.

I speak Italian, but I'm not fluent, so I won't get a job with Apple or Amazon, who require native speakers.

I was looking at Italy, where being a native English speaker would be an asset, but I might be wasting my time applying from here. It might be best to up sticks.

Back to my original post, I'm not sure another gap on the CV will look good. I wouldn't imagine employers would take kindly to this, but I could be wrong.