I graduated from college a year ago. Currently, I'm unemployed and jobhunting, and it's a terrible feeling. I didn't network enough in college, and when I graduated, I had no defined exit plan, taking for granted that I'd land a job on my degree alone (BA in computer science and English, and yeah, I now know how naive that line of thinking was).
Since then, I've had little luck in applications, and I've felt like my skills have been atrophying because I can't make up my mind as to what I want to even do with my life. I can't land internships because I've already graduated, and it seems impossible to find entry-level jobs in my area. Moreover, I suck at interviewing, and I doubt I'll be capable of passing a behavioral interview, let alone a technical one, until I fail a dozen more times. That is, assuming I can even land one at this point: over the past two weeks, the only two interviews I've gotten have both been scams. One was some guy from India trying to get me to cash a fake check, and the other was a multi-level marketing scheme.
The majority of job applications I've worked with involve a "contract-to-hire" model, which doesn't seem to offer much job security if you end up landing the position. It's better than nothing, I suppose, but it feels like the applicant gets the short end of the stick in these cases.
Granted, I have plenty to be thankful about: I have a degree, no student debt, and a roof over my head, and I have a rough idea of how to dig myself out of this hole. Still, unemployment sucks; would not recommend if you can avoid it.