Should I quit my job or stay one more year?

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I recently started my first corporate job after finishing my bachelor’s degree. I am 27 years old and this is my first real job in a corporate environment.

The position itself is not exactly where I hoped to be. It is in a corporate environment and the field itself is not bad, but it is not the industry I actually want to work in. The salary is also not very good. I am managing financially right now, but mostly because it is still better than having nothing. It helps me cover my basic expenses, but it is not where I would like to be financially.

My main goal is to work in a different industry. However, I feel like it is very difficult for me to enter that field. Whenever I apply for the types of jobs I really want, I usually get rejected. It feels like my CV does not match what those companies are looking for. That is actually the reason why I accepted this job in the first place. I thought that having some general work experience in a corporate environment would at least help me build a foundation and improve my chances later. But now I am starting to doubt myself. Sometimes I feel like I am failing in life. I just finished my bachelor’s degree, and I am already worried that I am going in the wrong direction. Part of me really wants to leave and try to move into the industry I actually want. Another part of me thinks maybe I am putting too much pressure on myself and I should stay in this job longer to gain experience. Since this is my first corporate job and I don’t have much professional experience yet, I am not sure what the smartest decision would be.

Should I stay in this job for a while longer to gain experience, or should I try to leave and focus on getting into the industry I actually want?

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