After reading Cecile Ouillet’s blog post “Unemployment Among University Graduates”, I became more aware of our generation’s struggles after graduation. With an increasing tuition fee, as well as intense competition growth due to larger amounts of people possessing an undergraduate degree when applying for a white-collar job, most of us will not be able to find our dream job.

By paying higher tuition, we hope that our investment will have higher returns, which increases our expectations of our future career. Graduates therefore increase their search time in finding their desired job, while the firms that provide those job positions only have a limited demand. The university, graduates and employers are all responsible parities for this unemployment.

To tackle this issue, universities should provide better assistance – such as Co-op and internship opportunities – to produce graduates with a more competitive edge. Moreover, students need to lower their expectations, and realize that it is not possible to graduate and earn ten thousand a month. Otherwise, they can choose different career paths, such as starting a company of their own or working for a start-up company where they may be offered some shares of the company.