Here in the Netherlands, I'm also looking for a job, for more then 3 years now. It's very hard to find. It looks like there are enough positions free ... but when you send a motivation letter with your cv ... you don't get any reply. Oh yes, I contacted the employers many times, but still got no job. They were not interested. There are so many people looking for jobs and the employers can just choose the very very best ... It's hard, but the way it is. What to do, I wish I'd knew!