Is this a sign that I should give up on my dreams ?

Hi everyone, plz spare your 2 mins on this post.

I am BTech CSE grad of 2025 batch from tier 99 college. My college didn't had any placements so i was all on off campus only. I tried to get a job but couldn't so joined as Intern, did 2 internships for total of 7 months (work was full stack mostly), then my last internship ended on 7th Jan 2026.

Since then I have literally did everything - cold mailing, cold dm, referrals (got 27), i applied to every opening with different CVs as per the JD and even after all this I ended up getting only 1 interview (that too i was ghosted after giving it), I just got 3 rejection mail right now with all 3 were via referrals from - IBM, TJX and Finastra...

I have still little hopes, actually I got a referral from Axis Max Life for GET role, and then got a mail on 22nd April that I have been shortlisted for the interview and then they will share the date and time soon but have got no updates from there as well... mind says this one also gonna end in like those 27 referrals... but heart still got some hopes... maybe if someone could tell me is it normal like this much delay, its been around 5 working days since that mail came or i shall be following up now.

Honestly, I do not sit like this any more, can only try like this till May, so if nothing works out then will have to join any job to get life going and then just give up on my dreams....