In the commerce/business field, especially accounting, is there lots of people who can't get jobs?

Who is to blame for that?

• I am a job seeker struggling to find any job, especially a better job in my field of study (accounting). Everywhere I look employers are all saying the same thing. MUST HAVE x number of years WORK EXPERIENCE plus the degree. I see that in every job ad I come across. I have the degree, but I do not have the many years work experience. I don't see how I can get work experience if I do not get the work experience to begin with. There is something else that concerns me. I keep hearing people telling me to be persistent when I apply for jobs to the point where I am begging and harassing the employers to give me a job. Isn't that bad advice to get from family members? For example, if I apply for a job and the employers say something like we will call you or do not call us. We will call you if you are the right person for the job. After they made that perfectly clear as to how the hiring process work. Should I take advice from others and do the opposite of what the employers explained and just keep calling and showing up every single week checking on the my application status? Even if I did show much persistence every week and still do not get hired, who fault is that? Am I still to blame for not getting the job after showing lots of persistence and enthusiasm? I am just saying I did everything I was suppose to do and it did not work out. I am in a bad position where I need a better job right now and I don't know what else to do. What is a person to do who is in a bad position where they need to make money right way rather than waste time and effort looking for a job? Unless I am lucky to go look for a job and get hired right on the spot, I say applying for jobs is extremely time consuming when I need to make more money right at that very moment. It could take weeks or even months or maybe even never get hired. Entry-level, internship, nor did volunteer work help my chances at getting hired.

• Answer:

  In the current economy, with or without a degree, you are going to have to start at an entry-level position to get the experience you need to qualify for a better paying job. Unfortunately, most students are under the mistaken impression that if they get a degree they will not have to work their way up in a company. This is not the case. You have to have the degree AND experience to get the kind of job that pays what you want.