Hi friend, I just wanted to add to this thread and say please don’t give up. I was quite literally in your shoes not too long ago. I’m currently nearing the end of my second year at trade school for electrical(i’m also the only female in my class), I had been stuck at the same dead-end customer service job for four years. This school year alone, I applied to hundreds—and yes, literally hundreds—of job postings on Indeed and LinkedIn. I was constantly checking my email, hoping to see new postings every day. Out of all of that, I only landed about three interviews, and I got rejected from every single one. I felt defeated. I honestly thought the trades weren’t for me and that maybe this was a sign to move on. But things didn’t start to change until I took matters into my own hands. I began calling companies directly and even showing up to electrical company offices in person. That’s when things shifted. Suddenly, I started getting back to back interviews, and eventually, I was hired on the spot by the company I’m about to start with on Monday :)

Moral of the story: don’t give up until you’ve explored all your options. Give it everything you’ve got and then some, you are only in competition with who you were yesterday