What to do if you graduate without a job lined up?

Hey guys, as you may tell from my other posts I chose to go through the top London Master’s route as an EU student. By european standards and given the country I am from I would say I have good experience and worked on a live infra deal with one the largest PE players.

For one reason or another recruiting did not go anywhere near as expected and in spite of getting interviews I bombed all of them so far, leaving my mental health and self esteem at levels I hadn’t experienced before and my parents being actively concerned about my wellbeing.

My question is, where do you go from here? I have some off-cycles opening in a few weeks/months but for now I feel like a need to reset/pause and focus on controlling my anxiety/depression/mental health. How many of you guys worked out fine after being unemployed for a few months after graduation? (Specially in this environment) Should I consider quitting finance/consulting as a whole?

Just venting now, but I really welcome any positive outlook and stories from you guys

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