What would you do if you could not find a job in your early 20s?

[Anonymous]

I studies economics on high school and now i can't find a job. I am getting pretty frustrated and tired of it all. I am worried about the future

[Cynicaldreamer]

Oi, you sound like several of my friends I used to know: they went to school for a certain degree, yet once they graduated, they had no luck finding a job of interest, or related to their fields.

First off, you're still young: I know you're not going to want to hear this, but if you really need income, take any available job you can get: be it working in a factory (hands-on jobs), flipping burgers, working at a store... something, just to put on your resume! It sucks, and seems unfair, but employers will start looking at your resume and wondering why you have no job experience. Take a job, work there, and KEEP LOOKING. I'm not saying settle; just do something to bring in some income and occupy your mind until something that does relate to your field becomes available.

It sounds stupid, but my first job had NOTHING to do with my degree! But after I left there, all of a sudden, I had job offers and people wanting to hire me. Why? I had work experience.

[Anonymous]

Id keep trying and consider taking any sort of job for the time being.