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“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor” (The Hunger Games, 2012). Hello there! Why are we here today? Well, we are here today to discuss the opposition we millennials face in the modern age. Each and every one of us are pitted against each other in what can only be described as some madman’s sick version of The Hunger Games! Just when you think you’ve got the job,”whack,” you get the axe instead!
The need to find a job is crucially pivotal, yet impossibly daunting. We flood employers with our applications, and our neat cover letters, but hardly get nibbles. Those of us who are lucky enough to land an interview are often quickly cast aside, discarded, to make way for a more experienced candidate.
Employers give a pseudo-official impression that we aren’t skilled enough. That we’re bad goods, and just can’t hack it. Their impression is inaccurate. It also convinces us to negatively label ourselves. The hidden truth is, we’re approaching yet another recession. Many Americans are taking lower paying jobs in order to make end’s meet. Every proprietor currently cherry-picks from the cream of the crop, only examining the extraordinary candidates.
“It seems that there isn’t enough work to go around for us Millennials. Our daily struggle centers around balancing an ever increasing amount of stress, information overload, and endlessly scrolling through career opportunities that are just out of reach.”