the market just sucks now. Only 20% of college graduates found jobs this year, compared to 80% last year. So at this point there are 4 times more competition, than usual. And since most companies are firing instead of hiring you also have additional competition from older people who lost their jobs.
You need to expand your search,I bet right now you are looking for positions close to home. Forget that, you are young, you don't need to be tied down, send resumes all over the country. Also hit up your friend network, and have your parents do the same for you. When you are starting out, nothing really separates you from all other applicants, at least this way you'll get some additional consideration and might find out about jobs before others.
And don't put all your eggs in one basket, use your spare time to work on other projects which you can then add to your resume. Face it, experience is very important in today's market, having projects you can point to on your resume will put you ahead of your competition. + who knows maybe one of those projects will turn into a business.
You need to expand your search,I bet right now you are looking for positions close to home. Forget that, you are young, you don't need to be tied down, send resumes all over the country. Also hit up your friend network, and have your parents do the same for you. When you are starting out, nothing really separates you from all other applicants, at least this way you'll get some additional consideration and might find out about jobs before others.
And don't put all your eggs in one basket, use your spare time to work on other projects which you can then add to your resume. Face it, experience is very important in today's market, having projects you can point to on your resume will put you ahead of your competition. + who knows maybe one of those projects will turn into a business.