Hey all - sorry to leave you 'in the dark' for so long. Relatively many changes since my first posting. I'll make a short summary here, and expand later if necessary...
Still no job. A few (very few) nibbles, a handful of interviews, but nothing substantial.
On 10/15 (I believe), I hit my "time limit" on finding a job and being able to support myself. This was a predetermined amount of time I calculated before even signing that lease weeks before graduation (based on projected expenditures and my then-current account balance).
Since that event was triggered, I had to re-lease my apartment and obtain room/board/bills that worked on my new budget (approximately $0). Thus, at the end of October, I moved (~15 miles) back home in my parents' house.
It felt great after I made the decision about two weeks before the move - I didn't have to worry about finances any more! After about two days here, my opinion has reversed entirely. Against all my efforts, I have NOT been an adult son moving back in to share a room in my parents' house; on the contrary, I have become -my parents' son-, *their kid*, moving back home.
The distinction is subtle at first glance, but extremely powerful in practice. As a result, I feel much, much worse than if I had sold my kidneys and kept my own place. My folks and I have had many a conversation about their intrusion into my life and what I do not find appropriate (ultimately settling on a compromise), but I know now that this element will not change, and I am doomed to be unfulfilled and unhappy living here. I've got to get out immediately.
Of course, still no jobs, so I can't support myself at all.
I've become even more downtrodden about my unemployment, as I fully expect to find full-time work (via a variety of jobs, if necessary) that are unpaid, or intern, jobs. Even if I am paid at these internships- or at any pair job I qualify for, this is all well and good in 6 months - 2 years. Right now, I've got no financial growth.
My current strategy even involves going "Help Wanted" sign hunting door-to-door in select areas. I expect to seed applications wildly and throw out resumes like candy. To jobs that, unfortunately, suck, and don't inherently utilize my education or previous experience.
So, nearly two months later, I apparently still can't catch much of a break.
