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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chun-tzu" data-source="post: 487082" data-attributes="member: 1441">Marc, it's not clear to me from your post whether or not you've got a clear direction or plan, as far as the continued education thing goes. I think that's the first step: find a career that will be meaningful to you, or at least one that you can tolerate, that also will enable you to support a family. And IF that's something that requires more education than you already have, go for it. But in most fields, a college degree is no guarantee of employment these days.I'm a graduate student in a program that feels way too long, but it's not too bad in the sense that I'm single and have no dependents. I have many friends in my program who are doing this as a second career (hating their first one), who have families, and so on. But graduate programs are a lot of work, stress, lost sleep, money, time, and so on. What gets you through is if you know you need it, for what you know you want to do. Without that clear vision from the start, I don't know how anyone would make it through the program. Every time finals roll around, I ask myself why I'm doing this, but then I immediately have an answer, and it helps.Do some research online into different careers. Take the free online Career Personality Tests that tell you what kinds of jobs you're likely to enjoy. These things really do help you figure out what job would be a good match for you and what wouldn't. Consider talking to a career counselor about your options.Being unemployed is tough, because when you don't have the same structure of a regular job or school, it can be tough getting into productive modes. Hang tough, and don't give into despair. Good luck!</blockquote>

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