It's the typical Catch-22. You can't get hired for a job because you have limited experience, and you can't get experience until you get a job. It appears there are many young people who are having problems finding jobs. And graduating from school with large debt and no income source to repay leads to great stress and demotivation. In an economy with many experienced, well-educated, unemployed people, it's difficult to compete for the limited job openings. What do you do about it? Here's a suggestion: work for free. What do you think?
FTA: "With young people nearly shut out of the market (by recession, regulation, and ghastly minimum wage and child labor laws), I would like to suggest the unthinkable: young people should work for free wherever they can and whenever they can. The reason is to acquire a good reputation and earn a good recommendation. A person who will give you a positive reference on demand is worth gold, and certainly far more than the money you might otherwise earn."
DISCUSS!
Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Jul 6, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=253
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