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Is there a way out of the impasse?Young, studied, unemployed – from the lecture hall to the job center
An expert sees potential for optimization in the CV.
They are well educated, some even have a bachelor's degree – but can't find a job. Hannah Druglat (26) and Alisha Diener (27) have written more than 100 applications in the last few months, but they have only received rejections. A job coach assesses the situation.
For Alisha Diener, disappointment turns into anger
“I studied so that I could get a good job so that I wouldn't work for minimum wage. That's why I struggled through my studies so that I could now see that I couldn't get a job,” Alisha Diener vents her anger on Instagram. She studied business psychology and writes around 20 to 30 applications a month. She has not yet had any success in the form of a job offer.
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Hannah Druglat also feels the same way. She has a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology, but now works as a delivery person at the post office. “In the beginning it was really just about: I need something quickly where I can earn money.” She wanted to do something again, have a job. But she sees her future in the journalistic field.
Coaching from an expert
We introduce Alisha Diener to human resources consultant Marco Miosic. He looks at your application documents and gives you the first tips: “Everyone writes that they are communicative. Or are team players, etc. and everyone says that,” assesses the expert. He advises: “The more specifically and concretely you know what you can do and can formulate and articulate it well, the easier it will be to find a job later.”
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Miosic sees further potential in Alisha's documents because she already has management experience through a job in the catering industry. How a first job interview after coaching goes for Alisha Diener and how Nadine Wagenaar, who lost her job in 2024, uses Instagram to turn the disadvantage into an advantage – you can see that in the video above!
Sources used: own RTL research
