I'm an 8 year veteran with a degree (I tell all not to make this mistake) and my wife as well. We can't find work since being part of a lay off last September. We have applied to over 100 companies and denied before interview on all but two. I was stood up for an interview twice by the same company and then denied when I applied again.
These are the things against us: White, Christian, Patriots, Unvaxxed.
There are many in worse positions than we are but would really be thankful for prayers on our behalf. Thank you all very much and God bless you!
Had the same issue in 2019, took me almost a year to find something. I applied to well over 100 companies, heard back from around 10%, interviewed with maybe 20% of those. What I think helped in the end was to get on LinkedIn, fill out your job history, tell it you are looking for a new job and search for what you want. Apply to at least one on their platform. It will notify recruiters who will start finding you. Don't go exclusive with any recruiter. Use them to help tweak your resume, take every interview they send you (the more you practice the better you interview). Keep applying to things on your own with your updated resume. Take the first job you are offered even if it is crappy and continue with the process above. Stop only when you find the one you really want.
Thank you very much we are utilizing this right now. The problem we have is we are a far cry from anything and so this will really help.