hmm.. well the problem here is that you need an income NOT a job and definitely not your beard!
I am also jobless for over a year now. However, during this time i studied a lot of advertising, marketing and personal finance books and now im self employed doing freelance work online. Currently im trying to work out an online market to create my own product and start a business.
You should read this book called Cashflow Quadrant by robert kiasoki.The crux of the book is that there are 4 distinct ways to earn money.
1) employed - you get paid for your time. As long as you are employed you earn money. However, you are always dependent upon your employer.
eg. any 9 to 5 job.
2) self-employed - you get paid for your time. However, in this case you choose your rates, commission, duration etc. eg, freelance writer, salesman, consultants, lawyer, retailer and other service provider. Once again time is the limiting factor.
3) businessman - you have a product line. you hire (1) and (2) to do the work for you and you pay them for their time while they work all day to earn you money! eg. any corporation, Google inc, British Petroleum etc. however there is risk involved in doing business. successful business is about eliminate risks.
4) Investor - you invest money in other businesses, people and assets. You have businesses, people and assets making money for you! eg, banks, insurance, stocks, real estate etc. there is also fore trading in which you invest in the economies of the various countries! Once again there is plenty of risk involved with being an investor but by minimizing risks you can earn an exponential amount of money with money!
off course there is an overlap among the 4 categories but you will see that the wealthiest people belong to 3 and 4 and never to 1 and 2. Furthermore, you do not need any formal education to become a successful investor or businessman but you do need some form of formal education to get high paying job.
those who work in (1) and (2) chase security (bank balance, savings). they spend all their life chasing security because they fear taking risks, they fear losing. anybody who fears losing can never win. Furthermore, (1) and (2) get paid for their time. if for some reason (illness, death) they can get the hours in, the income (salary) stops!
On the other hand, (3) and (4) chase financial freedom and really there is no freedom other than financial freedom. They seek to develop a cashcow that will pay them night and day even when they sleep. However, to get there (3) and (4) are willing to work hard (more than any employee) and also take on the associated risks.
and that is it! there is no conspiracy against the poor (well maybe some rich people may have caused poverty o others). Now i dont know your situation but the reason why im writing all this is because most people who get formal education forget the bigger picture. We are drilled and trained to be employed! No school, college or university in the world teaches you how to do business or how to invest! This is why duffers often boss the position holders.
i think you should consider starting your own business if you have the finances or you could become self-employed if you have more time than money. Take some time out to reflect on your past and enlist all the skills, expertise and experience you have. This could range from giving tutoring math to fixing electronics. See if their is market for your skill, get suitable certifications and begin selling yourself!
The most important skill you can acquire is selling (marketing and advertising included). In sales, it is often said "nothing happens until something is sold" - Business and investors dont profit, employees and self employed dont get their salary. If you can sell, you will never, ever be short of money. Therefore, take a long look into marketing and advertising before jumping into a business venture.
Note:
1) i know advertising and sales sounds unethical and for a while even i thought so but it really isnt. If you are providing a good product and service, you should not be ashamed in persuading people to buy it. In fact, people will appreciate and trust you if you tell them exactly what your product will do AND what it will not do. That is a brilliant advertising tactic.
2) off course at the end of the day you should do something that you like or have an interest in. some people like medicine and so they stay employed/self-employed for life. However, the above post is about making money. I just wanted to show you other ways of making money because i feel that most people (middle class and lower) equate job with money. I hope that after reading the above people will change their mindset.
3) if you are all excited and i hope you are then be cautious. Business and investment is not easy especially in the beginning. It requires more hard work than any job! additionally there is always some risk involved. It is up to you how you look at it. For me, it means that most people wont cut it in the field of business because
a) they are lazy
b) they fear losing
this also means that the 5-10% who do keep working at their business will reap all the financial rewards. The financial reward from a business and that from a job are incomparable especially as the years go by.
4) Make something you can sell instead of selling something you can make. The first step to a successful business is finding a profitable market. Find a market, create a relevant product and than advertise it to your market. That's business 101.