[SMAAART]

> The first week of February went by. I sent, probably, several hundred applications. My rough estimate is 400. And... nothing.

Getting a job is a function of: Quantity_of_applications * Quality_of_applications.

I have been somewhat successful in securing positions in the past 10 years or so of my career, including a relocation. And when some friends/associates ask me how I did it, and I offer to mentor them, they are not willing to put the time that it takes to research positions, and apply with tweaked "marketing material"; so eventually they give up, some not even try.

Looking for a job is a full time job, and if you're doing while employed, it means you're working 2 jobs.