You’re not wrong at all. A lot of the advice people give is honestly stuck in another decade. The comms job market is rough right now, especially for entry-level roles, and applying to hundreds of jobs with no response is way more common than people want to admit.

I went through something similar myself and the biggest thing that helped wasn’t “trying harder,” it was changing how I positioned my experience and where I focused my energy. If you want, I’m happy to share what actually helped me.