How do I get a first job when every job wants experience?

Every job wants experience and you have none, so it feels like a locked door with the key inside. That trap is real and almost everyone hits it at the start, which means there are well-worn ways through it. You are not uniquely stuck. You are at the beginning, where everyone once stood, and there is a path from here. The way in is to stop trying to match experience you do not have and start offering what you do have: willingness, energy, and the chance for an employer to shape someone fresh. Entry-level roles, temporary work, internships, and small businesses are often glad to take unproven people who show up hungry. And experience is broader than paid jobs. School projects, volunteering, and things you have taught yourself all count as proof you can do the work. Start by aiming at true entry-level openings and by writing down every skill and effort you already have, even the ones that do not feel like a job. Then apply widely and tell people you know that you are looking. The first job is the hardest to get, and once you have any of it, the door opens wider fast. Just get the first foothold, however small, and momentum starts to work for you.