In my experience, resumes/online applications don't work on their own. Normally I would say lean on your network, but as a new graduate you probably don't have

In my experience, resumes/online applications don't work on their own. Normally I would say lean on your network, but as a new graduate you probably don't have much of one yet (which is fine and normal). Still, the key is to get the ear of a real human being at a given company. When I was graduating, basically all of my leads came from job fairs. Does your school host those? Does a nearby school host them? Other ideas: - Alumni networks - Professors with industry connections - Friends from school who interned with companies during previous summers - Friends from school who graduated last year and have found jobs at companies - Even extended family members might have a useful connection To reiterate: automated application portals are notorious for rejecting large swaths of qualified candidates. The only way to get past them is a human being, even one you don't know all that well is fine. I've gotten my foot in doors via friends-of-friends that I've only met once. Best of luck. I'm sure you'll find a job eventually, there are lots of them out there!