Re:Another day, another batch of applications (Score 1)

You are missing an extremely important step in your process. While you are networking you need to find out what other people need and see if there is anything you can do to help them. If your idea of networking is to just call people and ask "What can you do for me?" you will not get very good results. Asking "What are you looking for?" or "What can I do for you?" and really listening and helping in any way that you can goes a long way. And just because you are unemployed doesn't mean you can't help someone else. You might know someone that they want to meet. You might see a job posting that is perfect for them and you can pass it along.
"Givers Gain" -- Ivan Misner