
The Documentary Podcast BBC OS Conversations on graduate unemployment
Jan 13, 2024
The podcast explores the challenges faced by graduates in finding employment, including the struggles of constant rejections and the importance of gaining skills and referrals. Personal experiences with job searching, family pressure, and battles with depression are shared. The chapter also highlights individuals who turned to entrepreneurship after struggling to find jobs related to their degrees. Advice is given on job searching, including the importance of having a passion or hobby to generate income while waiting for employment and building a strong network.
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Challenges of Finding Employment for Recent Graduates
02:01 • 10min
Personal experience with job searching and family pressure
11:45 • 2min
The Situation for Job-Hunting Graduates
14:14 • 2min
Career Switch: From Degrees to Entrepreneurship
16:17 • 7min
Navigating Job Search Challenges: Advice and Stories from Ghana and the US
23:27 • 4min
