Jobless Balkan: It's Not What You Know, But Who You Know

Dado knows a lot of people in the Serbian city of Novi Pazar. Apparently just not the right ones, RFE/RL reports. Despite earning a university degree, Dado has been looking for a job for the past eight years. His story is sadly similar to that of many young people across the Balkans, where youth unemployment levels are among the highest in Europe and even the world.

Dado, who did not want to give his last name, feels his lack of success lies beyond widespread corruption and economic stagnation, and even beyond his training and abilities.

"It is quite sad to say, but those who have found work have only been able to do so with money or with connections, considering those who have sacrificed so much of themselves through schooling have not been able to find work after, either because their father doesn't know anyone in the business or doesn't have money," he told RFE/RL's...

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