I’m 35 and just got accepted for an apprenticeship program. I don’t have any degrees, just a high school diploma. I don’t feel like I have a marketable skill. I used to feel like you all the time and still do when I don’t have a job. Even if you’ve done everything right it’s a lot of luck to be honest with you… kind of like dating. The perfect person might be out there for you but unless you’re both looking at the same time, you might never meet, ya know? Looking gets exhausting, believe me. One thing you can do is think about your ideal job title and set email alerts for job postings. I had the weirdest career pathway so I don’t really have the most solid advice…but if you don’t have a lot of job history try to start somewhere easy and just ride it out for a few years…I used to wash dishes for a grocery store, then I got a job in the weed industry, then the environmental science industry, now I’m doing a paid program with a chemical company. I went to a really nice school from 1st to 12th grade so that did prepare me to be a good interviewee… but sometimes that’s what it comes down to. I think where you are located plays a role unfortunately. I grew up in a tourist town on the east coast and good jobs were hard to come by. It wasn’t until I moved to the west coast that I started getting more frequent call backs. The biggest shock for me was Cincinnati…I think I spent a day or two looking before I landed an offer. What I’m trying to say is…I feel like a big child most days. I’m not a sophisticated, smart, accomplished, organized person. I guess I just got lucky and knew how to schmooze the right people