In my third year of university and am having no luck with jobs

Try teaching?

Try teaching?

The work life balance for teaching is often crap but that can be a last resort (might be for me).
Or even basic retail or supermarket jobs in the meanwhile (a job is better than no job).

yes i already have a retail job

As in jobs after university. I've applied for several graduate schemes in project management, the civil service, town planning. My degree is in history. My dream job has always been in the police, I'm currently waiting to get given a time and date for a fitness test.
All but 3 of the applications (only about 8) i'm still waiting to hear back, the others have rejected me. Some like for TfL I passed both interviews but didn't get as good a pass as other candidates.
I struggle to do a lot of the tests for these roles particuarly involving abstract reasoning and mathematics, to be honest I think they're probably discriminatory, I'm pretty sure I was diagnosed as dyscalculic when I was younger.
I thought I'd use the christmas holidays to try and see about more jobs bnut not even sure where to start? as most grad schemes have closed. Really just wanted to get straight into a job after uni.
In terms of my skills I'm good at writing, speaking, stuff like that. I don't really know what else to say. I've done unofficial work experience in town planning/with the local council so I thought I'd be good for that, just waiting to hear back on the grad schemes i've applied for

Coming from someone who couldn't get past online assessments in last year's recruitment cycle to someone who managed to get an 5 AC invites inc one offer this recruitment cycle, this is my advice:
First and foremost, the most important thing is to be confident in yourself and know that you are competent for the jobs you are applying for because if you don't believe you are competent enough neither will the employers. Mindset helps a lot when navigating the graduate job search.
Before applying, make sure to tailor your CV to each role using relevant words and skills from the job description (if your uni has careerset put your cv or cover letter through it with a good summary of the job description using keywords and skills needed/desired. Reach out to your uni's careers team.
Figure out where your issue lies (online assessment, video interview, AC, HR interview etc). If it is the online assessments - practise practise practise!!!! If possible, try finding out the entire recruitment process for the company before submitting your application and if possible try finding out what provider the company uses (look into reddit/student room forums) then you can find other companies who use that same test and apply for them as practise for the company in your first choice. For example, if it's an SHL test multiple companies use it and you will improve with each test you do and try searching the provider name on youtube and u will find videos explaining that type of assessment.
If your problem lies in video interviews, open your laptop camera and practise motivational, situational and competency based questions using the STAR method (always prepare yourself for why the company, why the role, what skills do you bring type of questions as well for each company). Milk all your experiences and structure them properly and this will really improve your confidence when saying your answer and make you sound more natural.
If your problem lies in ACs ask the company for feedback as they usually give specific feedback during the AC stage and try to work on it. I had one AC and got rejected and another which ended up in an offer. What I changed was my mindset more than anything. Take a deep breath, be confident in yourself and your capabilities and what you offer and don't compare yourself to other candidates in your AC. Prepare well and ask people who got the role in the company you currently applied for on LinkedIn or look on glassdoor for advice. More times than not, people I asked were more than happy to help. Be a good team player in the AC group activities and come across as composed in the partner/director interview. Have a good bank of examples to use when answering questions and don't be afraid to take a few seconds to think about your answer. Use each application as practise for the next one.
Also meet with your uni careers team and ask them for mock interviews to give you feedback and to check your CV/application if need be.

As in jobs after university. I've applied for several graduate schemes in project management, the civil service, town planning. My degree is in history. My dream job has always been in the police, I'm currently waiting to get given a time and date for a fitness test.
All but 3 of the applications (only about 8) i'm still waiting to hear back, the others have rejected me. Some like for TfL I passed both interviews but didn't get as good a pass as other candidates.
I struggle to do a lot of the tests for these roles particuarly involving abstract reasoning and mathematics, to be honest I think they're probably discriminatory, I'm pretty sure I was diagnosed as dyscalculic when I was younger.
I thought I'd use the christmas holidays to try and see about more jobs bnut not even sure where to start? as most grad schemes have closed. Really just wanted to get straight into a job after uni.
In terms of my skills I'm good at writing, speaking, stuff like that. I don't really know what else to say. I've done unofficial work experience in town planning/with the local council so I thought I'd be good for that, just waiting to hear back on the grad schemes i've applied for

As in jobs after university. I've applied for several graduate schemes in project management, the civil service, town planning. My degree is in history. My dream job has always been in the police, I'm currently waiting to get given a time and date for a fitness test.
All but 3 of the applications (only about 8) i'm still waiting to hear back, the others have rejected me. Some like for TfL I passed both interviews but didn't get as good a pass as other candidates.
I struggle to do a lot of the tests for these roles particuarly involving abstract reasoning and mathematics, to be honest I think they're probably discriminatory, I'm pretty sure I was diagnosed as dyscalculic when I was younger.
I thought I'd use the christmas holidays to try and see about more jobs bnut not even sure where to start? as most grad schemes have closed. Really just wanted to get straight into a job after uni.
In terms of my skills I'm good at writing, speaking, stuff like that. I don't really know what else to say. I've done unofficial work experience in town planning/with the local council so I thought I'd be good for that, just waiting to hear back on the grad schemes i've applied for

As in jobs after university. I've applied for several graduate schemes in project management, the civil service, town planning. My degree is in history. My dream job has always been in the police, I'm currently waiting to get given a time and date for a fitness test.
All but 3 of the applications (only about 8) i'm still waiting to hear back, the others have rejected me. Some like for TfL I passed both interviews but didn't get as good a pass as other candidates.
I struggle to do a lot of the tests for these roles particuarly involving abstract reasoning and mathematics, to be honest I think they're probably discriminatory, I'm pretty sure I was diagnosed as dyscalculic when I was younger.
I thought I'd use the christmas holidays to try and see about more jobs bnut not even sure where to start? as most grad schemes have closed. Really just wanted to get straight into a job after uni.
In terms of my skills I'm good at writing, speaking, stuff like that. I don't really know what else to say. I've done unofficial work experience in town planning/with the local council so I thought I'd be good for that, just waiting to hear back on the grad schemes i've applied for

This usually comes down to how the CV and behaviours are written against Success Profiles, not the experience itself.
I help people review and fix Civil Service CVs and behaviour statements so they actually score at sift.
If you want, I’m happy to take a look at what you’ve written and tell you what’s holding it back.