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Stop beating a dead horse... learn to drive a train...

Years ago, experienced and gifted coachman probably had a hard time finding a job after the public switched to trains and automobiles in place of the stagecoach. In fact, the entire horse and buggy industry must have suffered from lack of business, when the masses shifted their mode of transport with the advent of the industrial revolution and technology changed the world.

Think for a moment about all the cowboy's, blacksmith's, leather harness craftsmen... all sort of left behind the times. If you don't have the skills to function in todays world, then you just might have a hard time finding a job. But for someone with a computer skills, nursing, mechanics, higher education experience... these types of people can always find work.

You may need to go back to school and get certified in a skill... earn that GED or diploma. It's possible that you may need to take on-line or evening classes to earn your degree, or to increase your skill level in order compete for a higher quality position. If so, then you might as well train or expand into something that you find interesting and challenging.

Some people end up working at a company for years simply because the company was 'hiring' when they were looking for work. And years of drudgery, boredom and useless toil take up a large portion of the lives of far too many people. Don't let that happen to you.

Think about the kind of work you want to do (working with people or working alone?... outdoor work or indoor work?... noisy or quiet?...physical or academic?...)

If you're not trained to do the kind of work that you really want to do, then figure out how to become qualified in your chosen field. There's always financial aide for training. Get involved, deeply involved in whatever interests you - volunteer or intern early on in your training - and the opportunities will come.

If you have to take on any kind of job you can get, then go ahead and do that. But let this be the last dead-end job you ever do and put in the effort to acquire the skills and training to become qualified for a better paying, more rewarding career. Stop beating a dead horse and go learn to drive a train. That's when you'll find a decent job.

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