I’ve been feeling really stuck lately in my job search. I currently make $53,000 a year before taxes, and after three years in my role, I’m struggling with a lot of debt from grad school. I have a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree and three years of experience working in state government. Despite applying to dozens of jobs over the past year, I’ve only landed one interview, which I almost got, but they chose someone else at the last minute. It’s been incredibly frustrating to either get ghosted or receive generic rejection emails after applying for governmental relations positions in the private sector and other public sector roles. I really want to move to a bigger city where the cost of living is higher, but so are the salaries. I’m hoping that a change of scenery might help me find better opportunities.