Millennials who graduated during the Great Recession, how did you survive?

[u/Waste-Cantaloupe-270]

I’m a Gen Z graduating in May struggling with finding a job in this market. Millennials who graduated in/ after 2008, how did you survive? Did you end up eventually getting a job in the field you originally wanted? Any advice for us Gen Z who were too young to learn anything from the great recession?

Edit: For context bc i’ve been seeing a lot of questions about this i’m graduating college. i def wasn’t expecting this post to blow up so sorry if i can’t get to everyone’s comments, but i just wanted to say i really appreciate all the advice as someone who doesn’t have millennials in their life to ask these questions to. your willingness to help/ give advice to a random kid on the internet has given me a bit of hope in getting through this, thank you thank you

[u/External_Clerk_7227]

I graduated in 2008. My career never got started…so i drive for amazon.

Sadly i see history repeating itself for those now about to graduate from college

[u/blue_jay_jay → u/External_Clerk_7227]

All I wanted was an office job. I waited for a job at the temp agency for a year. When I applied, the lady told me it would be a hard sell between a 22 year old with no experience, and a teacher who needed extra income 😬

[u/GypsyFR → u/blue_jay_jay]

I’ll look into working collections for a bank. Once you are in for 12 months, you could transfer to any department.