I’m 36 and for the last 2 years I’ve been working as a Senior Administrative Analyst for the state government in Albany (and it is 100% not for me, I miss NYC tremendously.) I want to move back to New York City but I’ve been having extreme problems in finding a job. I was originally an attorney (top 35 law school), but I struggled to find steady work in that career due to extreme depression (feat. a suicide attempt, etc,) and some other issues. Emotionally, I’ve been vastly better now since I got my current job and was able to move away from my abuser.
I only worked as an attorney for a year and a half, plus some volunteer gigs, from 2009 to 2017. Although I have gotten two promotions in 2 years, I only earn $56k from my salary, which is pretty lame for a law school graduate at my age. The next job I get doesn’t have to be high-paying at all, if I can make enough money in NYC to get by, even with a roommate (I have friends I could be roommates with,) that’ll be fine, I just want to get back there as soon as I can. If I could find a $55k job in NYC with normal or normal-ish hours, I would be thrilled.
I'm non-competitive for attorney positions, so that’s probably not an option for me. There are “document review” jobs for attorneys, which do not ever lead to real attorney jobs, and it’s basically temp work with no benefits where you determine if e-mails are relevant to a case or not. I really don’t want to take that kind of a job if I can avoid it; I’m not even sure if I’d be competitive for that work or not. The idea of working as a paralegal also makes me kind of sick, because I know I’m a lawyer and I’d feel like a complete failure every day because it would be a constant reminder. I like to just forget that I have a law degree most of the time. Also, I have heard that law firms don’t like hiring attorneys as paralegals because they know they won’t be happy in those roles.
I could get a real estate license (waiving the test since I’m still licensed as an attorney) but something tells me that that would still be a competitive field. Also I don’t know anything about it, and although I’m not awkward, I don’t have the outgoing personality that I think you need to have to be succesful in a sales position, such as real estate.
I could try to become an LSAT tutor (I had a 171 score, which is considered pretty good. Most places require a score of 170 or 171 to be a tutor) but I’m not sure if I’m outgoing/entertaining enough to do it. It’s not just about knowing the material, it’s also sort of an edu-tainment thing where you have to be funny and engaging, and I think I would need acting lessons to do that. Also I’m not sure if it would really pay the bills or not.
I’m also considering enrolling in a tech boot camp in NYC in January if I haven’t found something by then, and hopefully getting a job that way, but I’ve heard that it can still be very hard to get a job through those, especially if you’re in your 30s (since startus generally have a youth culture.) (I do look really young for my age, however.) I learned some Python a few years ago from my brother (who works in tech) and he said that I definitely have an aptitutde for it, but I don’t like the idea of not having a job and knowing it would be an epic struggle to get one after I finished the program. My “heart and soul” are not in tech but I would love to have a steady job, especially one where I’m not on the phone for 3 hours a day like my current job.
I am an introvert, but am willing to network or do whatever I had to do socially, as long as it would have some reasonable chance of helping me get a job. I’m not a disaster socially - I’m articulate and professional, etc. The problem is that I’m in Albany, and the jobs I want are in NYC, so the networking opportunities I have would be for Albany jobs. If I was 27 or 28 I would be okay with staying in Albany for a few more years, but I’m getting older and I can’t deal with this place much longer.
In addition to my salary, I have started making money running an online business that I hope to one day build into a career. However, I will need a day job at least for a couple more years. I very strongly prefer to work on my business while having a steady day job that covers my bills.
I’ve applied to about 100 jobs since I had an emotional breakdown and realized that I needed to move back to NYC as soon as I can. Out of those, I recieved 1 phone interview for a NYC city government job that would pay about double my current salary. This was about a month ago; they said that there’s a hiring freeze and that it would take months for them to hire anyone. They seemed to be somewhat impressed (I was well-prepared, and I’m actually decent at interviews) but I have a feeling I’ll never hear from them again.
- Should I hire a resume expert to help me write a better resume? My current resume style is a bit old-fashioned and boring; it focuses mainly on my current job and runs 2 pages long.
- My net worth is about $150,000 due to some investments, an inheritance, and living frugally, so I could theoretically burn through my life savings and move back to NYC without a job, but I’m terrified of winding up having to move back in with my parents. I am not a skilled enough attorney or good enough at networking to open my own law practice. I have no student loans or any other debts.
- Aside from Administrative Analyst jobs, of which there seem to be few, what other jobs can I apply for with my skills?
- Does anyone have any recommendations or advice for me?
Please try not to be hugely negative - I understand that my current bad situation is due to my own bad decisions. I get that and there’s no need for anyone to pile on and criticize me for not having made more of the opportunities that I’ve had.
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