This industry of hypocrits

For most jobs, it easy to get in if you know someone who works there also. Make friends with everyone, it has its perks.

"Experience" usually means past internships as well as past jobs. Becoming an intern requires no experience, so that's often your best bet.

Then there's the annoyance of being either overqualified or underqualified

That's kind of why internships exist, bud.