one of the best things you can do is start doing freelance jobs on your own, establish and register your business name (creating a legit business) and do some networking with other small businesses. Even when your business is slow you will be able to (honestly) use this on your resume as job experience. By networking with small business owners and doing some work for them you can use them as professional references. Doing this is kind of like creating your own paid internship. Who know if all goes well maybe you will stay self employed. In this economy the best thing to do is not to lay down and die but think smarter and not let it beat you. Another good way to get some experience is from franchise owners in your area such as fasttek. These people hire freelancers and have them put when they are available on web calendars. When they have a client in your area they will dispatch for perform the computer service need.