Is it normal to be unemployed for 2 years?
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Just curious since I am friends this person (26M) who, since graduating from university with a double degree in finance and accounting, has yet to find a full time job.
Is it normal for a university graduate to be jobless for 2 years and going? What’s the rate of employment for local graduates?
Ps he graduated during covid times I guess
Netizens’ comments
- No. That’s a long time. What does he live on? My fresh graduate days is 10 years ago la but all of my friends are employed within a few months even if doing something unrelated to the degree. Most are related but one took up a teacher/counsellor role I guess that’s her passion/calling.
- Two years is a long time, but I suppose immediately after graduating is probably the least weird time to be unemployed for that long. But that also kind of depends on what they’ve been doing.
If they claim they’ve been job-hunting for these past two years then that’s definitely not normal. - Did you ask him the reasons for being unemployed for 2 years? I have a relative who is jobless for more than a year, coming close to 2 years. Was in some covid traineeship program after graduation but after the traineeship ended, he realised the sector related to his degree is not for him. He became “lost” and unsure of what kind of job to look for, and has been jobless since. I am not sure if he is even trying as he always avoid talking about it when asked.
- 2 years is really long. What has he been doing the past 2 years then? Is he actively applying for jobs or busy with other stuff (eg. family business, does trading online, health conditions)? Considering that he has a double degree in finance and accounting, I would expect him to land a job quite easily, unless he has way too high expectations of salary and work conditions.
Note that the gap in his resume will definitely be questioned by interviewers too. Hope your friend has a good answer for that.