Experience VS. Education

This is Greg by the way! I have not written in a very long time but my name is attached to the title of this blog so i think i should post something every once in a while. I have been looking for a new job/career path for a good 3 months now and it seems to me that your experience is much more important than your education. Almost everyone has turned me down because I don't have enough experience in that specific field of work. I hear that the economy is slowing and no one is hiring right now so I guess the bosses don't want to take a chance on anyone unless they are already experienced. This brings to mind my theory that your first job out of college is a very important decision and milestone in a persons career. It could possibly define what field of work you will stay in for a long time. Right now I feel like I am in a catch 22, meaning that I don't have the experience i need for the jobs I want and I cant afford to go back to school or take an entry-level position if they were out there! Oh, and for the jobs I really want, you pretty much have to work for free for about 2 years before they even consider taking you on full-time. I just don't have the luxury of taking an internship like that and still being able to live. Sometimes I regret working at Familynet for as long as I did because it really hindered my work experience, but then I realize that I probably would not have ever met Ericka and that makes up for everything. With her, I feel like the wealthiest man alive! I know a lot of people who put their careers before anything else and because of that they have really great jobs. I know people who move across the country for a new job, but leave the one they love behind. I couldn't do it. In my world, I have something way more valuable, fulfilling, and rare with my fiance. It's a relationship that works without all the work. I know that relationships take work, but they shouldn't take so much work that it drains the life out of you. As a matter of fact, i have found with Ericka, that the more work we put into our relationship, the more we reap in happiness and fulfillment. Most likely, jobs and careers are going to change, but our relationship will always remain. For now, I think my new job/career is more or less a waiting game, I know the Lord will provide just like he always does and will provide a new job for me when the time comes. In the meantime I am still on the hunt and still sending resume's while I work at Starbucks. I do know one thing for sure is that wherever the Job is, it will not be away or take away from my relationship with Ericka. Can't wait to see what's next!