I have messed up and need advice!

Hiya I have recently qualified in NVQ2 beauty and decided (stupidly) not to go back to level 3 straight away as i need some money and need a job. To be honest i don't no why i did it, nobody will hire me ANYWHERE even just in shops. I dont no why? Can anybody help me with how to increase my chances of getting hired? my friend managed to get 3 jobs in salons all on part time, and she was only level 2 qualified as well. The problem is that my chances of actually making it back to level 3 are very