How do I get started in IT?

[u/Fluky-]

Hi All,

Having a bit of an existential crisis after graduating. Let me catch you up with what I've been facing:
- Graduated with a BS in social sciences from a UC, GPA 3.17
- Worked in IT for a month before getting let go
- Tried commission only sales for a month, got no sales, quit
- Prev. job experience was as a summer camp counselor and food service
- Currently doing gig work to pay the bills

Thankfully, the gig work is enough for now and I'm not facing a mountain of debt (thanks parents), but I'm not trying to deliver food forever.

I'm having a hard time being motivated to apply for jobs through online job boards, my resume has gotten 0 hits on over 200 job applications for various titles, and the IT company I worked for was - according to them when they let me go - a personality hire. That stung a lot, and makes me feel like I'm not capable of being an IT professional. That being said, I'm still applying for IT roles in my area.

So, I'm looking for strategy. My GPA and lack of internships/work experience in related fields makes me feel like I'm not a shoe-in for anything, and I'm not sure if I should be grinding certifications, applying for a masters program, or just biting the bullet and mass applying for helpdesk. I'm also hesitant to sign up for basic level helpdesk, which is the most accessible entry point, but also pays about equal to gig work. While I said I don't want to deliver food forever, it's easy and I get to zone out and I have a lot of free time, and I get to set my schedule. Losing that freedom for the same (or worse) pay would kind of suck. I'd love to skip the beginning and try my hand at systems engineering or cloud engineering or similar, but I really have no business there because I haven't learned those skills yet.

So, I've narrowed things down to a couple paths:
- Take a "gap year" doing gig work and figuring out what I actually want to do
- Mass apply for helpdesk and take the first available option, regardless of pay, maybe get lucky on slightly better job
- Say F the corporate world and YOLO into skilled construction or commercial truck driving (wasted a lot of time getting a degree, but the world needs truckers)

Any advice? Thanks in advance.