bro, to my best knowledge  try temp agencies, or craigslist to find a job that is relevant or closer to relevant of what what you are pursuing in school. if u can slide in , try to find temp to hire jobs via temp agencies. if you find direct hire that is even the best. and i'm asuming it's the f1 hardship ead? if it's different ead, there might be better options. but start working asap and make money.

btw, does anyone know about the process of renewing ead for students? do ipo advisors asks for w2 and stuff? if there is a small gap between the time of ead expirating and opt , shold one just wait for opt?