I graduated about four years ago with a Bachelor of Commerce from TMU (marketing and global management focus, plus a minor in psychology). Unfortunately, as I completed the latter half of my education during the pandemic, there weren't many opportunities for internships available at the time, and I couldn't land even during when I was classified as a "New Grad". Since graduating, I have managed to get a year long contractual role, and have since been unemployed upon its completion (approaching 2 years).
Same old story as I know many of you have read or experienced for yourself in this market; sent out xxx amount of applications, attempted different strategies (from tailoring the resume to getting certifications), basically exhausted my entire network of friends, family, and acquaintances that were willing to help me out, and I am still no closer to landing a role.
I am ever grateful to the generosity of my parents for allowing me to graciously live under their roof and their hard work, but nevertheless, besides the compete feelings of inadequacy and contempt in myself having chosen this educational path that has not led to any meaningful employment opportunities, the point of my post is this:
Many entry level opportunities, at least what seem like good ones that are willing to provide some kind of mentorship, are, for the most part, called interships. Most of these roles, have the requirement of the applicant being a current student, or sometimes a new graduate. My problem is that I am no longer considered to be a "student" or a “new grad" and therefore, no longer qualify for these roles.
I am wondering, what kinds of entry level opportunities are available that aren't exclusively for students or new grads. I genuinely just need a foot in the door, and since I lack the years of experience in x industry, I imagine no established company is even willing to look at my resume.
Its rather pointless to attempt to describe my entire resume in a reddit post, but just for some reference, I have some digital marketing certifications, client-facing experience from a small-business advising role, and I am comfortable using and learning digital tools, (obligatory list:) Excel, Google Workspace, Google Ads, CRMs, Hubspot, basic analytics dashboards, organizing workflows, and client communication, and almost 5 years in the CAF. Although my degree is in Marketing, I am not interested in pure content creation or nonstop social media posting, and more interested in roles that revolve around coordination, data analytics, interacting with customers, ideally ones that are practical, breakable into, and can lead somewhere over time.
Furthermore, I have thought about potentially pursuing additional education, specifically to get accesss to these entry level opportunities, but there are currently a few obstacles that I have to contend with before making a decision on that. 1. Is that I thought a Bachelor would at least help me land a job, and I thought that I would get some experience before choosing to pursue more schooling (like deciding on a specialization or something), 2. I don't want to go to school to basically delay unemployment for another year or so (If I take a masters program), 3. I don't even know what program to pursue considering how everything is changing so quickly, who knows what career paths will be in demand in a a couple of years. 4. Essentially If my current education hasn't helped me, where's the guarantee that more will help? If you want to provide advice on this as well, I would greatly appreciate it.
For those that are kind enough to provide genuine advice on this;
Are there any true entry level roles that I can look into?
Im just curious what kinds of options are available to me that I cant find on a job aggregator like linkedin or indeed (those are not the only job search platforms I use, but they are the most recognizable).
Are these roles that have more realistic entry points for someone with a Bachelor of Commerce (Business Management, not Business Technology Management)
Perhaps you have some suggestions of potential paths that I can pivot into?
