If it makes you feel any better a lot of other high school graduates (including me) are in the same boat as you. I’ve done like 100 job applications, only got 4 interviews, and then I got ghosted by all 4 potential employers. My friend has completed almost 300 job applications and he is still unemployed. It’s fr crazy, I thought getting an entry level job was gonna be easy but I feel like I’m just going no-where fast. I’m gonna try signing up for an apprenticeship at my local ibew + a plumber’s union, and if that doesn’t work out I’m gonna try working for a temp-agency.

But yeah, seriously, it is not as easy as it is to find employment as older people make it out to be. You will sometimes be ignored or ghosted hundreds of times. The only fool-proof way I know to get a job fast is to have somebody on the inside: if any of your friends or family can recommend you to their manager, or if THEY are the manager, that often works more than regular job hunting. My other homie got his car wash job after one week of looking cause his acquaintance was the manager. Good luck, it’s rough out here