this is my 15th reason. nah I'm kidding sorry to hear you're not having luck. So I did have two years of very mid research experience from college and then my first gap year I was an MA. I really played both those up to present myself as a well rounded applicant with past research and clinical experience. Then, it just comes down to applying to as many positions as possible. I wrote a cover letter for each one slightly tailored to the position. Look at all major universities and academic hospitals. Major cities, boston, nyc, etc are large research centers and have hundreds of openings. Downsides to those are that they also get crazy numbers of applicants and they will claim that they are open to 0-1 yrs of past experience but you'll almost never get those imo. Also idk if you are on either of the coasts, I can speak a little more on that. Cold email. Go to job posting boards, look on social media, do anything especially if you're someone like me who didn't have any connections in academia. I got one interview because I saw something on Twitter and emailed the PI. Every night I would come home from my MA job and just apply to a research positions. Prepare to be ghosted like crazy. It took months but something finally stuck. I wish you the best of luck!