wait...what?

[cwspellowe]

I'm part of a generation that has been told to go out and get the jobs we want, rather than finding pleasure in the ones we get. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but I'm going after my dream job, and see no reason why I shouldn't get it. I'm academically and practically able, have industrial experience, basically my CV is better than the vast majority of graduates. In fact I know the dude who has my dream job, he's a family friend from a modest background, who did the same degree as me, and is now the chief chassis engineer at Aston Martin.

I don't expect that straight off the bat, but he went straight in at Vauxhall with a 2:1 from a less prestigious university than mine, and only had to work there for 5 years before Aston would accept him.

Also, Jaguar land rover have just got a shit ton of investment for graduate jobs...engineers are still very much in demand.

Mate i'm not trying to knock you for chasing your dreams and if you get your dream job i'll be the first to spit on your cake.

I'm just saying that there are so many unemployed graduates because they won't let their pride get dented and would rather sit on JSA because they're overqualified for the majority of jobs available.

I just think it's a double edged sword, moaning about youth unemployment when a huge chunk of them are people like yourselves with good degrees and too much pride.