Europe’s Young Grow Agitated Over Future Prospects

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She worked for free and was upset about it? No joke! Why'd she ever do that in the first place?

And if you're fluent in 5 languages and can't find a paying job for that, you are NOT LOOKING HARD ENOUGH. Here's a hint: Look outside your country's borders. Multiple languages is something that makes you useful worldwide. There's at least 4 other countries out there that would love to have a native speaker from her country to help translate from their language into her native one.

Unpaid internships are common in the career beginning: companies won't employ you if you have no prior experience (they always look for 3 to 5 years of experience). That's very annoying to study 5 to 8 years and being told that you're not qualified. And about going abroad: speaking 5 languages can help, but I doubt that an italian law degree will give a job.

> doubt that an italian law degree will give a job.

That’s the same for an American law degree. There’s simply too many lawyers right now. I provide web services to lawyers, and about a third of my co-workers are qualified for the bar in multiple states, but working where I do.

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