Seeking Job Advice

[Bhan]

Greetings everyone,

 

I'm a DIY enthusiast who is seemingly stuck in a position at a grocery store in the relative technology wasteland that is the South East Texas coast (Freeport area roughly 50 miles south of Houston). I've got an associate of arts (general studies) and am 18 hours away from finishing my Bachelor of Science in Sociology with a dual minor of Political Science / History from Sam Houston State University(Former history major before the market crashed and the teaching jobs went up in smoke). The rest of the hours will be completed online so I can now work full time but I have no interest being caught in the trap that is process plant work. 

 

My problem is that the only surviving PC shop down here is in a hiring freeze for anyone that isn't a family friend of theirs. Does anyone know of any positions or where I could go to find positions for a technology minded person with a strong work ethic? I am 23, clean cut, no tattoos/piercings, no drugs/drinking, and no police history outside of a speeding ticket. I've held a job continually since I've been legal to work at age 16(part time jobs/usual college student work). I don't really want to identify myself further than that for work history.

 

[ofr057]

why dont you apply for a place /scholarship for the uni, there's tones of computer stuff crammed in a uni

[Wulfgar]

Look for a work/study program, or trying hustling by printing some business cards and fixing/repairing/building computers on the side. Other than that, something like waiting is gonna be your best bet for money while you go to school.

[Bhan]

Thank you. I've looked into the side business options before and the potential for being liable without proper insurance is just too big a risk. What is a UNI? The only acronym that comes to mind is something to the effect of "United Naval Institute". 

[CynicalRootVegetable]

What is a UNI?

Uni is short for university, of course you call it college in America don't you?

[PieterDeWolf]

Try applying outside of Texas? I don't know if staying close to home is important to you, but If you are really into technology you could try moving to a place where you don't feel like you're in the middle of nowhere

 

just my 2 cents

[Skull Leader]

Customs is hiring.

 

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/340829700