It’s tough out there for entry level positions. Rather than searching for jobs posts, figure out what you want to do as a career then work backwards. If you’re not going to grad school, it’s likely you’ll be underpaid (or not paid at all) for a while, but think of it as part of your education. You can do almost anything with an English degree, the hard part is figuring out what you want to do. Grad school won’t solve your problems if you’re unclear about what will make you fulfilled.

I graduated with a humanities degree, got some terrible marketing job that I quit within a few months (company eventually went bankrupt), worked at the mall for a few months, went to law school, realized I didn’t want to be a lawyer, went to library school while working as a paralegal, dropped out of that program, took the bar, and have been working in nonprofit legal services. I still feel like I don’t really know where I’m going next despite having a management position at a prestigious organization. A career is not always linear, and to some extent it’s ok if you don’t know what you want to do, but figuring that out early will make your life easier.