I graduated in the heart of the recession and had lots of people telling me that I wouldn't find a job. But I viewed it as a numbers game, and refused to believ

I graduated in the heart of the recession and had lots of people telling me that I wouldn't find a job. But I viewed it as a numbers game, and refused to believe that if I didn't buckle down and dig, that I wouldn't find a job. As the other commenter said, I made it my full-time job to find a full-time job, and I did. I received my first offer after multiple interviews, and 84 customized application packets had been submitted. It was a ton of work. But within six months of graduation I was making $51,000 and working as a Credit Risk Analyst at a large bank. The work sucked, but the lesson stuck. Don't let any kind of bad economy be an excuse. If you're landing interviews, you're doing something right, but if you're not getting the job, you're doing something wrong. The thing to recognize is that the technical stuff is only half the equation--if that. Much of the time what they're looking for at least as much is "fit" and an analytic mindset which demonstrates an aptitude for solving problems. They're looking to see how you handle it when you don't know the answer. How do you think your way through it? Or do you just give up? Or do you make stuff up? Most importantly, there are ALWAYS jobs out there. So get out there and make it happen. Go to Meetup groups, network, and be as intelligent about your job hunt as you will be on the job. Basically, there is no excuse for your lack of success in getting the job you want. If you need more technical chops, figure out what you need to know and learn it. Make some projects on your own time, build a Github repository. And eventually all these things will combine to get you the job you want. There's a ton of demand out there, you just have to find it.