Pursue Master's Degree immediately after Post-Grad?

Hello, 
To give a little background on myself, I recently graduated from a non-target state school, and my initial plans post-grad kind of blew up in my face. I have been trying to find a job in something I enjoy for the last 2 months, and have struck out on pretty much everything. I tried pursuing Boutique IBs with little luck as I have no direct experience in the industry. I have some internship experience and have gained a lot of great experience in coding in my on-campus job, but either this isn't conveyed well in my CV or Cover Letter or it just really doesn't matter for the job. I know IB is an extremely tough industry to break into, obviously, but I was wondering if I should just pursue a Master's in Finance at my school to buy myself some time and just try again next year to at least try to break into a Boutique IB shop, or just keep trying to get a job right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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