Done Done Done

So I've finished all my courses and papers and exams now. In just under two months the University of British Columbia will hand me my very expensive piece of paper, proclaiming to the world that I have been transformed from Jordan Rockerbie to the new and improved Jordan Rockerbie, B.A.

Uhm, now what?

Well, I've got no real answers to that one. According to CanadianBusiness.com I'm a part of the lucky generation with the least job prospects and highest unemployment rate in Canada since 1976 when someone decided to start making statistics on it. Hurrah?

So I'm staying at the slightly above minimum wage retail job that I've had for five years and looking for other things to fill the gap. And not the income gap, but the experience gap. I'm also a part of the generation that has seen the highest ever Masters programme enrolment (and will therefore likely have the most student debt of any generation). So in order to get ahead, I have the joy of trying to network my way into volunteer or unpaid positions in my actual field of study. Again, hurrah.

So, uh, let's just say that the future holds absolutely no certainty at this point. For me and all the other graduates in the last few years. Canada, I hope you have some sort of plan up your sleeves to deal with us before everyone with an education up and leaves. Aieah.