That's all heartbreaking to hear. That jobless rate is staggering!

When I started in my current field (about 2 years ago... at the age of 29 mind you) I had to take a part time internship at the time. Those are sometimes a good way to fill in your CV and get some relevant experience. (Whenever you and your doctor say is a good time for you to start looking again of course.) But, like I said, these days it takes SO much pure luck to land even those sometimes!