CUNY Students & Recent Grads - Job Market Struggles

just how difficult is the job market for cuny students? hello, i am a journalism major at baruch working on a story regarding the struggles of the current job market for gen z youth. i recently came across a post by a baruch alum in the r/Baruch subreddit who recalled their experience of sending out over 400+ applications to little success. their post deeply resonated with me, as i recently went through my own experience of finding myself out of work for months. with each job i applied to, the sting of eventually being ghosted hurt a little more each time. even for entry-level positions, it felt like my credentials weren’t good enough to get my foot in the door. it took me 6 months to return to work, and it truly was an emotionally draining and stressful time for me. anybody else who is willing to share their experience of dealing with the current job market, feel free to describe what that was like for you. what was the emotional impact like? i want all the horror stories (or even success stories) you guys can come up with. thank you!