The Teaching Question, 2

This is in response to “The Teaching Question”. When I read this entry, I was amazed at how much it sounded like my own life. I have a degree in writing, creative writing. If I wanted to, I could go back to school, take some more classes, student teach and become an elementary English teacher. I don’t want to do this. People, such as my family and a few friends of the family, feel that I should be teaching. I, on the other hand, don’t want to do this. All my life I loved to write and that is what I want to do. My family tells me that teaching is where the money is and that I would have the summers off, but it’s something I just don’t want to do. I am currently a substitute teacher’s aide and I like it, but after working in this field, I found it’s just not for me, even though I like working with children. I need to find a job that emphasizes my writing abilities and my love of children, if possilbe. I live in a small town and it’s really hard to find a job in this area. I live far from bigger cities and even then, I’m in competition with so many other job hunters. I’m currently applying for jobs that have to do with my major somewhat, but are more related to business adminstration. I am branching out from my degree and I’m still not getting hardly any interviews or calls. What’s going on? I took my resume and cover letter to the career services department at my school for the director to glance at and comment on things I could improve, and then I revised it, so I feel that isn’t the problem. Am I just not meant to get a job?