You guys I just had an epiphany.
I applied to >1,000 jobs for MONTHS to get my 1st job after UNI.
I sent out ~100 proposals to get my 1st client who I still work with to this day.
This market is SO TRASH that I had an easier time getting a client than getting a job.
Let that sink in.
True since the 1990s: the kids who got jobs after school hooked them up while in school, often through (unpaid) internships.