<prompt> Human: My dignity says Dont work at Taco Bell, Work for Lockheed Martin but realistically I have zero experience, even for their entry level programs I do not qualify, Im currently working at Taco Bell as a manager because its all I can find in this hell hole of a town, Ft. Worth is 30 minutes away. I cant even save up enough money to buy a car, pay student loans, pay previous loans borrowed to pay student loans, Ive restructured my student debt to a 25 year pay plan. Anyone out there than can offer some positive advice that Im not going to be at Taco Bell forever? How am I suppose to apply my degree to a worthy career , if I dont have the required experience? Thanks in advance!Edit: Just got off work 4:30CST, havent been able to reply. Assistant: Hiring manager dropping in:1. You are actually gaining skills right now, managing a taco bell. Dont be dismissive of what you already accomplished: hiring, training and managing people is important. Do you budget? Do you manage deliveries? Do you schedule? All important skills. 2. You need to know what you want to do. Knowing what you dont want to do isnt going to help you find the right thing it just eliminates things. Be positive and affirmative in what you want to do and it will make the search easier. What jobsjob titles interest you?3. What I do care about is what you can do, your skills and your accomplishments. If you hang your hat on degree from Purdue - I can easily find someone better than you in my giant stack of new hire resumes. Its not a good enough sell. Your peers who Ive hired know how to frame their accomplishments no matter how meager, and can show me why they will bring value to my organization.4. Taco Bell is your career right now, leverage it. The longer you stay there the more important it becomes. Its part of your story, When I graduated college, I took a management position at Yum! Brands location to develop my x,y,z skills. No shame whatsoever in managing a taco bell. None.Human: This was tremendously helpful. Specifically 4.  <response>: To add to udainty_flower s advice, make sure youre updating your resume to reflect these tips when you start applying elsewhere. Your current feelings toward your current job seem very negative, but you can always put a positive, connecting or relevant spin on your job towards your resume for a new job. You can check out rresumes for help with this if you need more help. Best of luck! 