The following week he accepted one of the offers and enjoyed the rest of his senior year without worrying about his job search. An alternative to the long-distance job search is to just go. If being in Denver is more important than being a banker or a manager, you have greater flexibility about what you do when you get there. Often recent graduates pick the location and worry little about their career plans. At this stage in your life there is nothing wrong with that.
Employers tend to raise their eyebrows when they see large time gaps on a resume.
The important thing is to continue to make contacts. It is a good investment of your time to expand your experience and follow your interests by joining a political campaign, volunteering at a hospital, or helping to organize a non-profit event. The goal is to meet people in a semi-social setting, let them see your work, and then ask them for advice. Networking is the best resource there is. After graduation she packed her steamer trunk and headed for Hong Kong.