Lost at 25

Hi! My name is Mónica, I'm 25 and I'm completely lost.

Growing up, everyone hypes you up to study, to work hard, and to get a nice job. This way you’ll have an amazing life, they say. But no one prepares you for the frustration that comes with carrying those expectations. No one helps you manage them.

I’ve studied and completed a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree, I speak a couple of languages, I keep studying and getting certifications… but as it turns out, I still can’t manage to get a job. I apparently know too little for a junior role, but somehow I know too much for an internship. Make it make sense! Where do I fit?

Companies ghost us, and if we’re lucky enough to get an answer, the feedback is nowhere to be found, just prewritten, generic emails. Do they even read our CVs? Do they actually read all our cover letters? Minimum wage positions with crazy requirements, vague job descriptions… I’ve spent hours tailoring every cover letter, changing my CV to match criteria and avoid being instantly disqualified because a machine didn’t find a specific keyword. All to end up being ghosted!

Finding a job in 2025 feels like entering the Hunger Games. We’re supposed to be the “future.” Why are they making it so hard for us to get a job, gain experience, and join the working wheel?

They create this perfect scenario in our heads and then drop us straight into nothingness. We need more help, more open positions, more well-paid internships, more space to learn and grow.

So let me reintroduce myself: Hi! My name is Mónica, I’m 25, and I do know what I want to do and who I want to be, yet the working wheel won’t let me in. So, in the meanwhile, I’ll keep applying, keep being ghosted and rejected, and I’ll keep writing in my tiny blog.

If you’ve made it this far, tell me: how many rejections have you gotten so far?

And if you’re lucky enough to have a job, hold on to it. It’s savage out here.