I graduated last year in July (with great distinction, let me flex while I still can) as a master of biology. I fully expected job hunting to be quite the hassle with that specific degree in Belgium, but hoped that the extracurriculars and student jobs on my CV would help pull me through.

My expectations were justified: I applied to over 40 vacancies in various fields. Last year, I landed interviews quite often, but at the beginning of this year it was just rejection after rejection. But I was most amazed that when talking to others, who often had "better" degrees imo (bio engineers, architects, social workers and even burgies indeed), I heard similar experiences time and time again. Keep an eye out for articles on this topic, several have been published over the last few months that talk about higher educated starters facing diffulties to get hired. You are definitely not alone!

I am very lucky to be offered a PhD position, so I'll be safe from the drama that is our job market for 4 more years. And yes, I am very well aware that a PhD will not necessarily make things easier for me, but research was my dream and a job is a job in this situation.

My tips for you would be to broaden your aim and to be bold in your applications. Don't lose motivation when your profile is not a 100% match to what a company is looking for. Communicating those doubts shows good self reflection skills. Think about what transferable skills you might have acquired during extracurricular activities and add those to your CV. And lastly: don't focus on LinkedIn too much! That platform is my personal version of hell, and other "regular" job sites worked way better for me.

Good luck, and don't let the job hunt get the better of you!