How do nations combat youth underemployment? [article]
Alexandre Belokoskov knows the challenges of being young and an immigrant in Canada.
Just 12 years old when his family arrived from Russia, settling north of Toronto, he says he quickly learned the importance of a good education in making the transition into a new country.
“Certainly, in my upbringing, and in my parents’ thinking, they had no doubt that when I was finishing high school, for example, that I had to go to university afterwards.”
But now, at 26 and with a university degree, Mr. Belokoskov has reluctantly acquired another characteristic of the Canadian youth profile: Unemployed.
On the job-search trail for more than three months, he admits: “I haven’t had a single interview yet.” The competition among young people to find employment —the skilled, well-paying variety — could soon get a lot tougher.
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