In search of my first paycheck (as a PA)

I've been looking at PA jobs for about a year, and toying with applying for the "perfect job" if it comes along for 6 months.  Now it's almost exactly 4 months from graduation, a few of my classmates have lined up their jobs, and it's time to seriously start applying and interviewing.  One thing I've learned is that you really need to be persistant with follow ups, especially when the only contact you have is someone in HR.  I did a bunch of followups today, so hopefully they will pay off tomorrow.  I've also learned is that it's not as easy to get the interview as I thought.  Sometimes they are picky and don't want a new graduate, even though the ad says "new graduates welcome to apply".  Sometimes I'm picky about whether it is the kind of job I want.   Even though I know it is harder to find, I'd really like to get a job where I'm involved in autopsies along with complex surgicals.  I want to be in a setting where I will learn and can teach.  I learned so much at my first rotation, then went to places where I felt like they weren't as interested in teaching.  I am back in a stimulating setting where I get quizzed and learn new things every day, and I like it. 

Anyway, this whole search is a bit exhausting and I'm starting to feel like I've been reading the same ads over and over.  Part of me wishes I was really really set on going back to one location, but I am being pretty flexible and putting location 2nd.  I've inquired about jobs on both coasts, in the North and South...who knows where I will end up.  I'm excited to make that decision, but I am also looking forward to the decision making being done with.  Don't ya just love making decisions :)