{"id":6939,"date":"2025-05-18T12:28:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T04:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsgraphy.my\/?p=6939"},"modified":"2025-12-29T19:53:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:53:37","slug":"youth-unemployment-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsgraphy.my\/en\/youth-unemployment-en\/","title":{"rendered":"\"100 Job Applications, One Interview\" - What Challenges Does Youth Face in Employment?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why is this topic relevant to me?<\/strong>

We often say that youths are the pillars of our country, but in recent years, stories of university graduates facing unemployment or turning to delivery jobs have become increasingly common. Youth unemployment affect not only recent graduates but also reflect the state of society and even impact all our futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the following content has been shared by participant in Newsgraphy’s “Data x Stories” programme. These stories not only enrich the insights behind the data but also illuminate the path forward for those on similar journeys. Could your story be the next inspiration for others? Stay tuned for our next “Data x Stories”!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Out of the 100 applications that I sent, I’ve got rejected by 99 with only one interview response.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hanis, a 28-year-old artificial intelligence solutions engineer, shared her challenging job-seeking experience with Newsgraphy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To stand out in the workplace, after completing her undergraduate degree, she travelled to Ireland to pursue a one-year master’s programme in data science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite holding an overseas degree and possessing technical skills, she still faced lengthy waiting periods and numerous screening rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To secure a job opportunity, she made highly strategic preparations, first analysing herself and listing ideal job types, then setting targets based on company size, culture, and industry category, avoiding throwing her resumes around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, of the 100 resumes Hanis submitted, she received just one interview invitation, with the other 99 applications either rejected or met with silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Out of 100 opportunities, receiving just one (interview invitation), honestly it feels like winning a trophy. It feels like an achievement in this tough job market.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, she didn’t overjoy, but rather seized this only opportunity, performing at her best during the interview, ultimately securing the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hanis’s job-seeking experience, to some extent, reflects the common circumstances of youths nowadays. Despite many young people being well-educated, even holding master’s degrees, they still repeatedly hit roadblocks in the challenging job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not merely a sense of individual helplessness but a structural challenge of our times. In conjunction with National Youth Day (15th May), let the data speaks on the youth employment issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youth Unemployment Rate Nearly Triple the Overall Rate<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Youth unemployment is not unique to Malaysia, but a problem shared by many countries globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n