Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?
I studied fine art at university in London with an ambition to become an artist. But after graduating I split with my girlfriend of seven years and it hit me very badly and I suffered a period of mental stress. I am living at home with my family outside London but my self-esteem is very low. I am working but it is in a low-paid rather mundane job where every day is the same.
I have been to interviews and they have given feedback that I need more confidence. I am wondering if most job roles are looking for a certain “bubbly” “outgoing” type of candidate.
I still have the ambition to complete an MA degree but need to save money for this and also would like to gain some work experience which is relevant to the arts. Do you have any suggestions of how or where to look, and what roles might be suitable. Or job roles where a more introverted personality it deemed to be an asset.
Do you need advice on a work issue? For Jeremy’s and readers’ help, send a brief email to dear.jeremy@theguardian.com. Please note that he is unable to answer questions of a legal nature or to reply personally.
