I’ve spent most of my life in food service and now work as a Director of Dining Services in long-term healthcare. After years of burnout and no work-life balance, I’m ready for a change—but without a degree, finding a new career path feels impossible. I’ve applied to 55+ jobs with no luck. Any advice on transitioning my skills to something new?

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A big part of the problem is just the timing, this is a really bad job market. Even if you've got transferable skills, and you certainly would, it's just difficult to get hired anywhere. Because a lot of places just aren't hiring, the competition for any job is pretty intense. All you can do is strengthen your resume however you can and keep at it and hope for things to turn around.

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What are you looking to transition to? If it’s more of an office setting, you might look at customer service roles first.

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