There's nothing wrong with you - job hunting is one of the most demoralizing experiences known to mankind.

Couple of thoughts - when applying to on-line jobs, they get 100's if not 1000's of applications so if there's any contact info given try reaching someone in person - it might just get your resume pulled for an interview.

Have you had a few people look at and critique your resume. This can be very helpful.

It's not that unusual for students to not have a lot of work experience or work experience in their field - so you're not alone.

When school starts up, I'd encourage you to get active in clubs. You can gain a lot of practical transferable skills, but helping organizing events and eventually taking on leadership roles like president or treasurer, it also shows teamwork. I'm not making up how valuable this can be. I literally got my first real job post uni based on my extracurricular activities on my resume.

Don't leave looking for related work experience until your next break. I'm sure your school will have some kind of careers centre, that can help you with resume writing, internships, or finding volunteer placements. Contact firms you'd like to work for and contact them early, asking about internship opportunities over your break.

And if you can - keep up the volunteering during the school year, it is a way to get skills nad make contacts with people who can act as references or maybe provide job leads down the road.

There are also lots of good books about job search strategies - check them out at your local library.

I'm just 4 months into a new job after 15 months of unemployement. It took me 6 months of looking full time to find a job, and I have over 13 years of work experience in a variety of fields. You just have to really persevere.

good luck.

--splitimage