hello everyone.any suggestion for me?

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I joined about 2 months ago,when I found out that I was AS.It took a long time for me to accept that,although I knew I was different from others even when I was young.I am not goog at social skills,which has brought me a lot of trouble.While it wasnt a big issue until now,I have to find a job.I am in china, and my parents barely affort my college fee.So I have to support myself,and my parents in the future.I will leave school in a few months,still have no clue in the job hunting.My major is Administration,dont like it at all.
Any body have some suggestion for me?And how do you guys deal with your jobs?

Nice to meet you, raycmy.

Nice to meet you,too.

Do you have a special interest? If so, is there a way to turn it into employment?

Welcome to WP!

Hi. Welcome to WP.

On jobs. I can tell you what I had to do, as I had to support my family. I took any job I could find, so that I was working and bringing in an income. Literally ANY job. Including lower-level things one normally doesn't aim for. To keep income coming in. While working there I would watch how the business were run, what worked, what didn't. I'd meet people, make connections. In my spare time I went to school (I know you can't do that, but you can read up and teach yourself things). School, actually, has had almost no impact on my worklife other than it left me with a ton of debts to pay off for it. Anyway, I would stay in a job until I did it well and had been there for a while, and then try to find another job that had a little more responsibility. I remember having some very menial jobs and working my way up - one was washing clothes in a laundry and ending up the bookkeeper and assistant manager, etc. From there I was able to move into an entry level job in a larger company.

Note in the above I've said nothing about liking the work. That's not always an option. You may, after a while, be able to find something you really want to do, but when you're supporting someone you don't have the luxury of always doing what you enjoy. You get the best job for your situation - pay/hours/benefits - that you can secure. Then you just go do the job.

You need to find aspects of whatever job you can find to like. Again, as time goes on you should, hopefully, be good enough at what you do to have good references. Then if you see something better (meaning anything from more money to better hours to better duties) come along that you are qualified to do, or that has similar duties or needs similar skills to what you've learned, you can move into it. How quickly you move from job to job will depend on how quickly you can master what you do and what is customary in your area and field. In my younger years, it was very common for people in the field in which I worked at the time to switch employers about every two years. I did that and got better and better jobs as my references and resume grew.

I would not think of taking a job for less than a year (unless it was discussed at the start that the job would last less than that), especially if any sort of training is involved that the employer is paying for. After giving it a year, if I could do better, I've moved on. Fortunately, I was able to land a job with a very large employer, and have moved positions inside this organization four times in the last 14 years. The first one I stayed at for two and a half, the next for one (it was an awful office, but I stuck it out), the next for four years, and my current one since then. I have taken advantage of all the training courses (free) that they offer here, and that has really helped me.

So, start out with the attitude that you'll take anything, and use it to get skills, connections, and experience learned. Then use them to move up the ladder, one rung at a time. Good luck!