Job Hunting

I've been job hunting, searching, almost begging for a year and a half now. I'm not being overly picky I don't think, but I also don't think I can afford to take just anything in this economy. Something along the lines of "if I don't try for it and get it, then someone else will". I'm on the search for a career at this point in my life, not a job. I know where I want to be, I know what I want to do. It's a matter of getting there and getting it done. It's a matter of getting my foot in the door, even if that means doing something I'm overqualified for until something that challenges me opens up. I've come to the conclusion that I'm an "inbetweener". Which means that I'm applying for things that I'm over qualified for because I'm willing to apply for almost anything, but I'm not getting calls for those jobs because they know I'm overqualified and probably don't want to pay me what I deserve...what they don't know is that I'll take the lower pay!! On the flip side, I'm not really applying for things that I'm under qualified for because I won't get a call on those anyway, especially when employers are saturated with resumes from job hunters that are qualified for those positions. So, the question is, what to do? I think the bottom line here is that I have to keep being persistant...keep applying for the jobs that I want, keep applying for the jobs that I need and hope that my resume makes it to the top of the pile one of these attempts. I know I'm not alone, and I know that taking it personally doesn't really help either...it's all about the luck of the draw. I know once they bring me in, they'll want me. I'm awesome.