Losing Hope Over Getting a Job in this Industry

Hello everyone, I'm a BSC graduate in Computer Science of 2024 from a top 50 university in the world (top 3 in Canada). I have experience in two internships: one at a smaller mobile company, and anoth

Hello everyone, I'm a BSC graduate in Computer Science of 2024 from a top 50 university in the world (top 3 in Canada). I have experience in two internships: one at a smaller mobile company, and another at a much bigger and more famous tech company where I worked in Software Engineering in both. Both lasted for 8 months. I have various personal and academic projects under my belt. I also am currently doing a certificate program from 2025-2026, so it doesn't seem like I've lost knowledge or taken too long off Computer Science on my resume. I'm doing it for the capstone project at the end, where we get to create a project prototype as a team for a startup tech company. Now comes the depressing part. I've reached the final interview 3 times, in the past 1.5 years and have always fell short or lost out to another candidate. I've filled out I believe over 2500+ applications and only around 20 of them I started an interview process for. I was fine in the beginning for the first year after I graduated, but as time went on I've been feeling worse and worse about myself. My mental health has reached an all time low, and I feel like an idiot for not being able to get a job. A lot of my old classmates and friends were able to get software engineering jobs, some of them are still in university and got internships at FAANG companies. I feel so happy for them, but I also feel so angry at myself for not being able to reach that level. I think the thing that really got me depressed was the fact that I went through a job process of around 5 interview. I had my first ever in-person whiteboard interview for the final one, against another candidate. I felt confident about it, and they went for the other candidate. I've been working my butt off for a career in an industry I'm passionate about (which a lot of interviewers note as the strongest part about me). I've asked around and people say my resume looks great. I have people who are now younger than me getting their first careers, or people turned to me for advice on their resumes get them, and now I feel like maybe I just shouldn't be in the industry any more. I honestly feel like when I get this certificate, if I don't get a job by the end of summer I should stop pursuing Computer Science and aim for a totally different career, even though I had such high hopes and dreams to achieve with an industry I love. I think I am past my prime, and 1-2 years after getting my BSC I'm a new grad that is looking stale and undesirable. I want to keep trying but I don't know where to keep going for this industry. I would love some advice if anyone has any. If you think a switch is good, I will start making a switch near the end of summer and look for opportunities for jobs in other industries. TLDR: Been 1.5 years since graduation with experience in internships under the belt, and a BSC in Computer Science at a top 50 university. Currently pursuing certificate with no luck in job search. Any advice for the getting a job, or should I make a career switch at the end of summer? Resume: If you want to take a look. Please DM me!