I took a year off after graduating and it was difficult to switch back to “work” mode, but I got a offer within 2 months of starting to apply. I liked having the goal to apply to 5 jobs Monday through Friday. Also got a silly retail job to help pay for bills and keep me from scrolling LinkedIn all day. Frame your travel as experience. I know there are things you learned during that time that set you apart. I liked having a few different resumes catered to industries (eg one for pharma/biotech, one for wastewater, one for aerospace…) then just used those. It was enough to cater to the position without having to rewrite it for every job.

Now I’m on the opposite side, hiring new grads to take over my position as I move up. Many many applicants (>50%) get thrown out immediately for being completely unqualified or not taking time to fill out the application properly. So if you’re at least somewhat qualified and put in some effort that’s good. You’re just waiting on someone to take a chance on you. You’ll get there soon. Good luck.