After sending off 130 applications to mainly graduate roles in STEM, I received my 130th rejection. I am now involuntarily going down the field of a master's to help but fear that nothing will change. I graduated from a top 5 university with good grades in engineering, a placement year at Siemens in engineering and another internship at Siemens in the summer with extensive experience in all fields. At this point I am completely lost at what to do as it seems improving myself and my profile is just a waste and that it is all down to luck. I did get around 7 interviews, worked for them lots and on every occasion: "there were not enough spaces, but you performed really well". It seems useless to apply to these when the chances are less that 1% of getting in. I am looking at doing a masters in sustainable/renewable engineering or maybe in Artificial Intelligence, but I don't know how much this will actually boost my chances, or even if this could help me get a direct entry role. If not, what could I study or do to help this the most.