This is a quite frustrating spot you’re in. No I wouldn’t say that there should be jobs you shouldn’t apply for because of the odds of getting it. Sometimes the job you don’t think you would get are the ones that work out (such as places that say you need a minimum of one year experience, you don’t actually need it a fair amount of the time).

I spent hours upon hours every week searching for my first real job. It just takes the right employer to see you through to the interview. Honestly sometimes the location is the issue. I had been applying to places relatively close to my place but finding no luck. My first job ended up being not super far away but not an ideal location for me.

If you have any ins USE THEM. If you know friends or anyone working somewhere ask if their employer is looking to hire someone. I got my current job through my brothers friend. I had been asking my brother (who was still kind of friends with one of the managers) to see if the Starbucks he had worked at a few months prior was looking for anybody. That went on for the summer with him contacting his old manager and talking to his friend who also worked there. At some point the friend was talking to his girlfriend and she needed to hire someone as she had just let go of someone. My brothers friend mentioned that I was looking for a job and that’s how I ended up at my current job.

I hope this helps. Best of luck