The conundrum young people are facing nowadays: You can't get a job because you don't have experience, you can't gain experience because you don't have a job.
So how does anyone get a job at all, especially in fields where experience isn't easily acquired? The answer for many has been getting an internship. By offering a business to work for free, or very cheaply, you gain experience, and they.. well they save money. If you intern at the right place, this can be a real win-win situation and career booster.
Use your connections
It's hard to get a foot in the door and nepotism is as popular as always. Coveted jobs often go to kids with connections. So think of the best-connected person in your friendship circle and ask them if they know anyone that is looking for an intern or an assistant. Ask your teachers, classmates, your family, your neighbours. People are more likely to hire someone that has been recommended to them by someone they know or trust.
Keep a copy of your CV saved in dropbox or your gmail account, ready to forward when opportunity strikes. By now it's clear: It's not what you know, but who you know. Keep in mind lack of experience can be subsidised by availability, enthusiasm, willingness to learn and punctuality. No connections at all? Have some good references on hand and don't give up applying.
Prepare and research online
The internet is a great tool- only once I've googled something and gotten no search results at all. Just type what you're looking for into the search bar. There's internships advertised on jobseeker's websites, online forums and university-run job search sites. Do your research on the company you want to work for before you express your interest in interning there, look up reviews, see if they have internship programmes. If you are brave, call. If they're not looking for interns, look for similar, smaller companies where help might be needed more and where you can potentially gain hands-on experience in your field, rather than coffee-making and photocopying skills.
Get what you came for
Know that ultimately, this is an exchange of favours- you are needed in your job as an intern, and you are entitled to get what you came for- work experience. It will be expected that you do the jobs no one else wants to do- you can't assume to be treated like a CEO or editor- but if the tasks you get assigned don't involve anything you discussed when you went for the interview, bring it up after an appropriate timeframe, especially if you work for free. If you wanted to be a barista you would have gotten a job in a coffeeshop.