Almost 18M. Moved to a new school sophomore year and been a ghost since then. I'm graduating in May, I only need to be in school for 3 hours every other day, and I have been trying for a year to get my first job. It would definitely be easier if I knew people who could hook me up, but since I don't, I've been on my own.
It doesn't bother me not having a job, but knowing I still need to rely on my mom for everything makes me feel like a leach. I figure, since I have no prospects, I should put my time to focus on my health. Eat healthier, take 12k steps per day, read, journal, draw, anything.
I have a general plan I want to follow. Go to a community college to learn a trade, and maybe study a degree in architecture, since that seems like the best degree for someone into art. Before I start these though, I want to get a few jobs on my resume.
Here's my issue: I've been applying for a year to any restaurant, grocery, and retail place in town, with only 3 interviews total. How are you supposed to enter the work force if you never get a chance?
It makes me nervous to apply knowing I have a stutter, and what could happen in an interview. But I've worked through that since gradeschool, and it's pretty negligible now. I've learned the ways of conversation so it isn't a struggle to keep a conversation going 1 on 1.
Should I focus on myself, or should I grind these heartless applications?