yea, but a lot of places don't like to hire 'over qualified' people. or when they say no experirence required, but don't really mean it.
So when you see people say stuff like "theres no excuse for someone not working when everyone is hiring' they are clueless to that fact.
My wife was starting to get down on herself for being out of work that long, escpecially when she was willing to take a big paycut. The job she just got was below her range, but she's confident her work ethic and skill will fix that over the next couple years.