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I’m Young and Employed 我的坎坷求职路 　　Gainful employment is frankly pretty excellent， I have learned. When applied correctly， it affords a person neat1） things such as a place to sleep and store your belongings， and meals on a daily basis. When it is especially gainful， as it has been for me， it also affords nice luxuries such as driving a car， purchasing provocatively2） named micro-beers， and occasionally travelling on an airplane. 　　It frees a person from scary things such as insurmountable3） debt and perpetual4） homelessness. Recently， it has come to the attention of the public that for young people in Canada it’s a scarce commodity. 　　I am a young person and I have been unemployed. 　　It’s frankly pretty awful. In the beginning it was just the sweet new fall jacket I couldn’t afford， or the Saturday-night trips to the pricier brewpub5） that I had to balk6） at in favour of retail-priced beer procured at the LCBO7）. 　　Then， as the weeks and months went on， I evolved into that boring friend who couldn’t afford subway trips outside my neighbourhood. Slowly but surely， takeout pizza became an unimaginable luxury. I grew truly and righteously outraged at the price of diced tomatoes in a can. 　　What could I do？ I went to university and got a degree. After university I went to college and got a diploma. Then I e-mailed my résumé to every company， non-profit and government institution with an online careers page. 　　My parents said “Hit the bricks8），” so I printed my résumé on paper and handed it to people in brick-and-mortar9） buildings. 　　My aunts and uncles said “It’s all about who you know，” so I called， texted and e-mailed everyone I’d ever met who collects a paycheque. 　　I posted on Facebook asking “does anybody have a lead on a job？” Three people helpfully suggested I apply at the nearby hardware store. I was a bright， self-motivated and detail-oriented young person， but it was and is a tough economy. 　　One summer during university， my cousin and I helped m