Need Help With Post-UnderGrad Job Search

As the topic says, I have been having a really tough time trying find a job since graduating in May with a finance degree. My background: went to a state school in Illinois and graduated with a 3.0, did an insurance internship for one summer. I have been applying all over Chicago and the suburbs for financial analyst positions and even financial operations positions with no success so far at even getting call backs.

Now, I know that having a 3.0 from a state school is not helping me at all. The 3.0 is mainly a result of me not caring at all about school for the first two years, and then buckling down and eventually finishing with a 3.7 in my last semester of school. With my current credentials, it feels like my only options are sales roles at companies like Ed Jones or NYL that I have absolutely zero interest in doing.

So I am asking for advice on the steps I can take to better my situation and make myself more appealing to the companies I actually want to work for like Guggengheim, Northern Trust, etc. The options I have thought of are:

-Take the CFA Level 1 in June of 2017 and start studying now
-or, go through an accounting program at my local community college to take the CPA in a year

I would do either of these things while keeping busy with a part time job. Which of these two would make me look more attractive to employers? Or is there a completely different thing I should be doing to help my situation? Any advice or feedback is greatly appreciated.