It is hard to get your foot in the door. I had the same troubles when i started out 7 years ago. Once you hit a couple years of experience (5 i think for most),

It is hard to get your foot in the door. I had the same troubles when i started out 7 years ago. Once you hit a couple years of experience (5 i think for most), then you get a lot more interviews which you can convert into jobs. I'm not sure why employers are lamenting, it is the classic "want someone highly skilled but don't want to pay them enough" paradigm with most employers.