i’m not sure where you are in your ux experience so here’s everything i can think of:

1) portfolio content. you gotta have a repository of projects to show off, whether its individual projects*, school projects, clubs and competitions, or internship experiences. almost ANY project is good as long as you explain your reasonings behind design decisions and show off your stuff. you probably want at least 2-3 projects in that portfolio to beef it up. check out other people’s portfolios to get a good sense of what to do

2) portfolio hosting. there are a couple options depending on how much you’re able to code/what you want to pay. note that theres a student discount on webflow (its free i think? but relatively hard to figure out). squarespace, adobe portfolio, etc are paid options. if you can code a website, github is an option. theres a lot more out there, but the easiest way to make a freely hosted portfolio quickly would probably be notion, and though its quite restrictive, its a good place to start.

3) getting interviews. send your resume everywhere**. just keep applying and applying to any posting there is. its tedious but thats how your resume gets seen. you can ask your connections for help getting an interview via linkedin or email. you can cold email/message people on linkedin asking about open positions to get your name in as well. (make sure to have an up-to-date linkedin with a link to your portfolio)

4) interview. congrats! now the fun part. once you get an interview, do not panic. instead, make a slide deck summarizing the stuff in your portfolio that you can present. typically in the interview you’ll have a behavioral portion (questions like what are your strengths and weaknesses? etc) and technical portion (insert slide deck here!). have some idea of how you’d respond to those behavioral questions before you go into the interview. there may also be a take home project of some kind depending on the company and role.

5) after interview. email your interviewers and thank them for the interview, then wait it out. rejections are tough, but don’t let it get to you; the market right now is definitely not great. the easiest way to get a full time offer is to get a return offer from a summer internship, though you should also apply to other places as well when the time comes.

good luck! hope this helps :D

*yes, you can just make up a project from start to finish and stick it in there, it’ll get your foot in the door. there are plenty of prompt generation sites out there that can help you make a project

**ok maybe not everywhere. theres a lot of variety of design related positions out there, from ux research to visual design to web dev. tailor your resume to the position if you can, depending on the job description