The article that I read discusses how college graduates are
faced with unemployment in Spain. The article focuses on a recent college
graduate by the name of Alex Rodriguez Toscano. Alex realized that after
working hard all 5 years of school how difficult it is to find a job although
he is qualified. The article goes on to talk about how there are millions of
young people around the world who are having the same problem as Alex. “the
global economy is failing to provide good job opportunities for college
graduates and others entering the workforce for the first time.” This is a
quote from the article that stood out to me the most because I feel that it is
true. There are numerous amounts of college graduates that don’t get jobs within
a year of graduating. The global economy should be able to provide college
graduates with jobs or at least the opportunities to get jobs after graduation.
The article also talks about how studies have shown that unemployment has the
most potentially lethal consequences because they are most likely to engage in
terrorist activity and crime. Some other outcomes of joblessness is depression
and a decrease in self confidence. The article also talks about how the causes
of youth unemployment differ among regions. In West Europe excessive labor
protection makes it more difficult. The article discussed how college graduates
are forced to take jobs that are below their skill level (i.e. waiter, grocery
store clerk). Even in some parts of the world those are the only types of jobs that
are available for college grads. The article concludes with talking about how
Alex thought he had prepared himself for the real world but all of the work he
put into getting an education and preparation is going to waste.
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