career path undefined atm?

Hello,

I've been job searching for the past few months. It's a lot of stress and adjustment, and I couldn't commit to applying to 50+ job postings per day. I hate the grind, but it is what it is. Networking is fun, but exhausting for an introvert like myself. 

The past year, I was accepted to an almost year-long program that focused on web development. I've been trained and provided career support to help me apply for jobs in the tech field (mainly any SWE roles I could find). I was super grateful for this life-changing opportunity and made new friends in the city who helped me get access to resources for opportunities that I never thought were available.

After over 2 months since I graduated, I ended up leaning towards pursuing IT again and wanting to study for the A+ cert. It was my original passion that made me push myself for a career change in the beginning. 

I am hesitant to share with my program's career support or any of my classmates about it. We would check in about twice a month to see how our job search is going. I just have this fear of being cast out if I end up not pursuing the field that the training program has prepped me for. So I decided to keep this to myself, at least from them. It already feels like I'm starting from the ground up again on my own. I'm currently doing a side gig that would help boost my resume, but other than that, I am now putting more work into expanding my skills. 

I find it hard to manage the consistency between the job hunt and continuous learning. I think that's what I'm currently struggling with, because of the unexpected personal responsibilities I also have to consider. I've been restructuring my routine and trying not to use a deadline-based approach to my tasks to prevent any further stress and pressure on my well-being.

Anyway, I just want to let this out here. I already have a family, partner, and friends who have been supportive of my endeavors ever since. I'm going to keep pushing and hope for the best.

Thanks for reading.