1. Lack of experience
YOUNG JOB-SEEKERS SAY EMPLOYERS DEMAND EPERIENCE MANY NEW GRADS LACK
2. Age discrimination
OLDER JOB-SEEKERS SAY EMPLOYERS DO NOT ALWAYS SEE THEIR EXPERIENCE AS AN ASSET
3. No connections
A GOOD RESUME IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO GET NOTICED, READERS SAY
4. Lack of entry-level jobs
FIRST-TIME JOB HUNTERS ARE FRUSTRATED BY THE LACK OF JOBS ON THE GROUND FLOOR
5. Fierce competition
WITH SO MANY PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK, IT IS TOUGH TO COME OUT ON TOP, JOB SEEKERS SAY
6. Skills gap
IT IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO HAVE A GENERAL UNIVERSITY DEGREE, JOB HUNTERS SAY
7. Cutbacks
MANY INDUSTRIES SIMPLY AREN’T HIRING, JOB-SEEKERS SAY
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor
via The seven biggest setbacks for job hunters – The Globe and Mail.
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