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Young people paying thousands to appear employed as entry-level job market fractures

Graduates are purchasing fake job placements and parents spend up to $50,000 on career coaches as hiring barriers mount.

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What to know

  • Graduates are paying thousands of dollars for fake employment placements to improve hiring prospects.
  • Parents spend up to $50,000 on career coaches to help children navigate the dysfunctional job market.
  • Entry-level hiring has become prohibitively expensive and competitive, raising questions about labor market structure and opportunity.

Yasmeen ElTahan Al Jazeera correspondent

Young people paying thousands to appear employed as entry-level job market fractures
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    Al Jazeera reports on entry-level job market dysfunction

    Al Jazeera publishes investigation into broken entry-level hiring practices, revealing that some graduates are paying thousands just to appear employed and parents are spending up to $50,000 on career coaches.

    “Some graduates are paying thousands just to look employed. And parents are spending up to $50,000 on career coaches. Why is the entry level job market so broken?”
    — Al Jazeera, News outlet · source
    1. 1 outlet Why young people are paying to get hired

      first by Al Jazeera, 2d ago