I'm a college graduate trying to widen my job search and find stable employment between now and when I start grad school (1+ year away). What job titles would you recommend for me?

Hi guys! I'm just kind of throwing this out there because I've been feeling a little frustrated with my current job search and figured there have to be tons of opportunities/avenues I hadn't considered. This seems like an active, motivated subreddit community so I figured someone would have some advice for me!

I'll go into more detail later on in this post, but basically the long and short of this post is that I'm moving back to my home state (Texas) after graduating college (in Oregon, graduated last year) and I want to widen my job search. I have plans on going to grad school but I definitely don't want to go until there's no reasonable chance I'll be sent to online classes again. In the meantime, I'd like to work a relatively well-paying job that won't require me to take a ton of classes/certifications because I'd like to line this job up before I move (my move is contingent on me having a job lined up, but I can be in Texas in two weeks once I get an offer).

I might be interested in part-time or contracted positions (i.e. teaching English online, delivery driving, etc) once I have stable employment secured, but for right now I'm looking only at jobs I can live on as a single source of income. Other than that, as long as they're legal and fully-clothed I'm open to all suggestions.

This is a long post, no need to read it all in detail, seriously even if you don't read it at all and just throw out random suggestions I'd even appreciate that!! I just need to get the ball rolling!

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So, with that being said, here's the full backstory:

I graduated debt-free from a 4-year uni last May with a degree in Political Science, a minor in Health Science and a second minor in an obscure foreign language. I graduated with a very strong academic record and was awarded scholarships for outstanding academic achievement. I typed out a long justification/explanation for my educational choices but realized it really isn't that interesting; basically the point is I thought I wanted to go into law for the first two years of college, but actually I want to go into healthcare as an NP.

I didn't involve myself in too much extra curricular work in college compared to most people because I was also working 30 hours a week to pay my rent and bills (my parents help me out in many ways but financially I am on my own).

I couldn't finish a major in Chemistry/Health Science/Bio before graduation, but I have about 3/4 of the classes I need for an ABSN program, and can take the rest of the courses at a community college in one or two terms. (For those who don't know, an ABSN program is basically a way for people with backgrounds in organic science to get BSNs in 12-18 months.)

I mentioned it earlier but taking online classes last year was a nightmare for me and I don't have any interest in going back to school until the classes are fully back to normal, so I'm not actively applying to school right now. Additionally, I don't mind if the job I have doesn't fully relate to healthcare/my career goals, but I would love if it did.

Currently I'm working full time in a hospital as a phlebotomist. I've been working in this position since October. I have an Oregon phlebotomy license I received in September of last year. I have no desire to leave the position but some of my family members are in poor health and aging and I need to get back to Texas ASAP. My job performance is very good, the site lead who has been on site for 20 years has agreed to be an outstanding reference for me.

I don't make a *ton* of money in this position, but it's enough for me to live comfortably (with a roommate, in low-income housing, and while putting money away for school). I don't have extremely luxurious living standard expectations, but I've also slummed it for long enough and I'm over the "living in a hole in the ground and eating oatmeal for every meal" part of early 20s.

When I moved to Oregon (from a brief post-grad stint Colorado, in August) it took me a long time to find employment and depleted my savings severely. I don't want to go through that again--I want to relocate with the guarantee that there will be a paycheck coming my way within a short time of my relocation. I do not expect my employer to pay for my relocation, I have money saved for that. I know a lot of employers are hesitant to hire someone who's currently out of state, but I am 100% serious about relocation; my house is mostly packed, and I have someone who's going to take over my lease when I do move.

So, that's my current situation! What follows is a list of everything I *could* put on my CV, everything I consider an asset, skill, or positive attribute in any way, as well as experience with jobs, extra curriculars, grant work, etc.

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Paid work experience (a lot of this is overlapping)

• 6 months as a phlebotomist
• 2 years as a barista
• 5 years as a waitress
• 5 years as a hostess
• 10 years babysitting, dogsitting, housesitting

Extracurriculars

• Member in advocacy group working with students who have experienced sexual assault
• College radio host
• Lots of extracurriculars in high school (GSA, SafePlace, environmentalism, student literature magazine, etc)

Grant work/Academic projects

• Intern/research assistant on a somewhat prestigious US State Department funded grant relating to children's advocacy
• Honorarium recipient for work on a grant which sought ways to help doctors and nurses identify survivors of human trafficking and sexual abuse and safely and discretely connect them with accessible legal resources
• Tutor at a boarding school, for middle and high school students with low academic performance; also designed educational materials for students who were interesting in pursuing healthcare careers (6 months)
• Worked as a study group leader/TA at my school's human cadaver lab

Academic honors

• Scholarship recipient for grants relating to outstanding academic performance in my major
• Selected to present research findings at well-attended lecture series

Skills

• I speak a three foreign languages well enough to get by, but none of them are very marketable in Texas
• 108 wpm typing speed, experience with transcription and scribing (during grant days)
• High comfort level with technical and academic writing editing; grant proposal writing, editing prospective academic publications, etc.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• I can do math in my head
• I'm good at cooking, cleaning, keeping house, watching kids
• Proficient with Microsoft products, though apparently everyone is these days
• I'm a trained confidential advocate (through extracurricular in college)
• Thanks to my dad, I'm naturally artistically gifted, I've done some commission-based design projects here and there throughout my life. (Generally it was designing something on paper that would be used as a logo or illustration. I have basic skills with Adobe products but haven't touched them in years nor do I have them downloaded, no Wacom pad, etc.)

Subjective positive personal attributes (this is cringey to write and probably cringey to read, but I also know how important character and demeanor is in selecting a job)

• I am very friendly, warm, and cheerful. My patients always love me, and a lot of them ask for me by name. In my food service jobs where this was tracked, I was almost always the person on staff with the highest tip-to-sales ratio.
• I genuinely care about my patients. For example, in my spare time I research different tests providers at our hospital order, so that when a patient has questions I can answer them in a more helpful, thorough, and clear way.
• I am hardworking and I take pride in my work. I don't skip steps, I don't get lazy, I don't not do things because I don't feel like it. I will not sacrifice results for extra sleep or to get off early.
• If someone needs me to cover their shift, I'm there; there's a weekend shift that needs coverage, I'll take it; Can you come in early today?, I'm on my way right now!, etc etc.
• I do well in both self-directed, independent work environments and coordinated, teamwork-oriented work environments. I don't prefer one or the other.
• I am fairly intelligent. I learn things quickly, understand things intuitively, blah blah blah.
• I seem smart. This is probably more important than actually being smart. People comment all the time that I am well-spoken and come across as very intelligent.
• I am a young woman in good physical health: I can run, I can lift things, I can stand for 9 hours at a time. etc etc.
  • I'm also hardy, adventurous, open-minded, and strong-stomached. I've lived in the woods 60 miles from the nearest person, I've lived in foreign countries, and I've worked in a cadaver lab. I will try everything once, and "I don't think I can do that,"/"I'm scared to try that" is not a part of my mental process.
• By no means am I a glamorous model, but I have a neat, groomed appearance, I dress maturely and with a good sense of style, no tattoos below the elbows, no crazy piercings (I have a nostril stud, but it's tiny and tasteful), I have a natural hair color, etc etc. (NO hate whatsoever for people with these things, I used to have neon orange hair and six facial piercings, and I was no worse of a person for it. I list this because some jobs prefer a more conservative appearance, others don't care, and others still might actually find a more edgy appearance sells the image better!)

Subjective negative personal attributes/shortcomings (as applies to employment, I have many more besides this but I don't think they affect my job performance)

• The big one is I have a diagnosis of ADD. I keep my Dx private from my employer, and I am medicated for it which helps substantially, but there are still some affects of this:
  • I am not the best at checking my emails or text messages. I do my best, but it's not something I take time away from more proximal tasks to do, even when I should
  • If I subconsciously deem something unimportant/less important, I can be forgetful about it. Checking my email is one example. Another is faxing my manager timecard adjustments, maintaining maintenance logs, etc. This isn't really a factor if we're not soul-crushingly busy, but if we are, I do often forget to do it.
• I'm not very clued in to, or attentive to, corporate hierarchies. My current job is the first one I've ever worked that has more than 15 employees, I sometimes get in trouble for asking superior A when I should have gone to superior B, and so on.
• I am passive to a fault at work. If I see someone slacking off at work I generally won't say or do anything about it. I might be like "hey, could you do [x] for me when you have a minute?" but I wouldn't tip off my boss or anything like that.

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The past week or so I've sent out applications for positions including CMA, phlebotomist, lab tech, medical screening, plasma center technician, medical scribe, receptionist, etc.

Okay, I think that about does it. I doubt anyone will have any questions because I tried to be as thorough as possible, and what I'm asking for is sooo general and vague, but if anyone does, please feel free to ask them! Any and all feedback is appreciated. (Also, if I'm in the wrong place or there's a better sub for these kinds of questions, let me know!)

Replying to this post will fulfill your karmic goal for the day! You guys rock!

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