Advice for Recent Grad?

Hello fellow WSO readers,

Brief background on myself
A recent college grad from Penn State with okay GPA (3.81, Finance) and I just got my permanent residency in the US. I haven't been really networking through my undergrad which is my greatest regret at this moment. I had accounting internship in New York last summer in the small management company, administrative assistant experience in non-US government entity, and 2 years in the army (non-US as well) as an administrative clerk.

I feel devastated as I am not getting any replies from 80+ companies that I have actively applied for. The fact that I didn't have an internship/experience in financial industries or have target school education seemed to be the largest factor. I knew that finding a full-time job for the recent grad is challenging but not being able to even get a single interview is really chocking me right now.
I would really appreciate the feedback or advice from anyone who had similar experience or situation as a college undergrad.

Thank you.

 

Just take the offer from Goldman. It is a little bit cookie cutter, but they are a good place to start.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
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