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I have little empathy for this guy because I was him a decade ago. Going through life with a false sense of entitlement is no way to live. This individual believes that he was entitled to an opportunity, not that he had to go out and earn it. Furthermore, it seems as though this individual has allowed others to define wealth for him, in the end he has no idea what he wants and blames external issues for his misery.

If he really wants to work & make money, well companies are desperate for workers in the Bakken Oil Shale. I don't know about Canada, but in the U.S. many of the craft trades are also desperate for young people to get started. For example, in Illinois the average age of a plumber was 58 (it might be older now, I read that statistic a couple of years ago.) Young people aren't going into the trades apparently because it's not an acceptable profession. Everyone here knows about the needs in the tech industry so I won't go over them.

Lastly, his approach to finding a job is terrible (this is not necessarily his fault.) I've said this before & I will continue to say this (and I tell any young people this when I get a chance), when looking for a job you do not lead w/ your resume. It does not matter how well you researched the company, if you have not talked to people @ the firm or the hiring manager you do not know what they need.