What should I do?

I'm not qualified enough to do a job in my career field-BTW, I have a BA degree in Spanish-but I'm too over-qualified to work at McDonald's. I've applied to several jobs both inside %26amp; outside of my career field %26amp; sent in many resumes. Getting a job is not so simple, like people think. I have tried to get a job with no luck. My desired career field is Spanish translating/interpreting, but I'm not trained enough for that. People wouldn't even hire me to be a pet-sitter because they say I'm too over-qualified.What should I do?
I know I've seen a lot of jobs that are looking for people who speak Spanish. A lot of jobs that work with the public, banks, hospitals, doctor's offices, lawyer's offices etc. Maybe you could work for the government in a position that is bilingual or possibly think of an industry that you are interested in and there is bound to be a demand for someone with your background. I actually received my BA in Spanish but ended up in marketing. There are marketing firms that specialize in the Hispanic market. Some of the people who I went to school with who majored in Spanish went into law enforcement and education. Or do translators have assistants, might be a way to start. Hope this helps.What should I do?
sucks for you lol....but if your over qualified ask then to find you something you are qualified for....and your NEVER TO OVER QUALIFIED FOR MCDONALDS!!!!!!!
Where are you located? I know many places that need a spanish Loan Officer. I could get you trained and you could use your skills to help in our area as well as make great money with experience. This will open up doors to ad-hoc translating of marketing material, forms, etc for others in the industry.What should I do?
move to a tourist town that caters to Hispanics a lot, people will almost knock your door down trying to hire you
Why don't u try more?What should I do?
The job market has not been robust in spite of what they tout... In fact, bush鈥檚 first term was the first time since the great depression that a president finished a term with less jobs then he started with. Things have improved, but not the way we think. People are taking jobs beneath their qualifications and the average work week is about 33 hours now, signifying many are taking part time jobs.



So, you are not alone and should not feel discouraged. But you do have to keep plugging away. And you must keep up your skills. You can do this by doing part time volunteer work in anything that puts you in touch with Spanish language speaking people.





maybe you haven鈥檛 tried some of these



If you live in an area where there is a lot of Spanish speaking people then try these things. All kinds of agencies and companies need foreign language people.

911 operator

suicide or rape crisis hotline

Hospitals

A federal or state job, like INS, IRS, State Department (passports etc)

The school system or Universities

Any kind of customer service (where customers call in)

any company involved with travel especially internet companies.

Companies with overseas branches



Good Luck
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Work more on being fluent with spanish. Then apply for a job as a radio announcer if you're probably located in Latin, Mexican or European countries. Or probably an airline receptionist at a spanish-speaking country. Or maybe you could be a Spanish teacher for high school, or maybe a tour guide for Spanish-speaking tourists..

Probably you know what I mean, make Spanish work for you..

Good luck..
how can you be over qualified? it does not make sense. having more knowledge than to having none is better right. it's like getting your license for driving, can you be over qualified for that, doubt it........i would keep applying to jobs..
You haven't specified where you are living. I have a home business that is really enriching people's lives both in health and wealth. Everything in our business comes with spanish materials as well and I would welcome someone who is bi-lingual and could help me with the spanish market. We are in 22 countries now, including US, Canada and Mexico and will soon be opening in 20 more.