[255martyn]

Hey man, that sucks but it's nothing you can't get out of. If you have to go work consulting, or some entry-level thing for a while. Apply everywhere. If you are a decent developer with a CS degree, you should eventually land a job. It may not be the perfect role right away, but there's nothing wrong with climbing the career ladder.

[lilsunnybee]

Once i get some more immediate concerns taken care of and out of the way, i want to start doing some rent-a-coder type stuff. I'm not really eager to interview for any full-time jobs anywhere anytime soon though. You can only receive so many rejections before it takes a big psychological toll. I'm not really eager to be back in the place i was mentally when i was actively searching for work and meeting with constant disappointment.

[jeremyjh]

Honestly forget Rentacoder you won't make any real money at it and the projects are all mostly junk software anyway. Also its hard to get started there without already having reputation. Much better to work on your own side project - either open source or your own business. Even if your project never makes money you've at least got something you are more passionate about and to talk about in your interviews other than cleaning houses.

edit to add: one more idea maybe take some free online classes like from Uber or Coursera? I think this is a great idea for anyone actually I just started the Coursera Scala class myself and having more fun programming than I had in a long time. This is not so much for resume builder as it is more to clear out the cobwebs and get you thinking like a programmer again.