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My name is Daniel, and I come from Mbale, Uganda. After completing university, I was full of hope about beginning my professional journey and becoming financially independent. I expected my education to help me secure a good job, but the reality turned out to be much more challenging than I had imagined.
Immediately after graduating, I began searching for employment opportunities. I submitted applications to different companies, organisations and government institutions, hoping that at least one employer would recognise my potential and give me a chance to demonstrate what I could do.
Sadly, several months went by without receiving any encouraging response. Some employers did not respond to my applications at all, while others called me for interviews but later chose other applicants for the positions.
In the beginning, I tried to stay positive. I thought getting a job was mainly about being patient and continuing to apply. But as one year became two years, I slowly started losing confidence in myself and questioning whether I would ever get the opportunity I was looking for.
Things became even harder because I did not have a dependable income. I had to rely on my family to meet some of my basic needs, something that made me uncomfortable because I was already an adult and had completed university.
Whenever I heard that former classmates had secured jobs and were progressing in their careers, I felt like I was being left behind. I was genuinely happy for them, but privately, I kept asking myself why I was still struggling despite having worked so hard to complete my education.
I continued trying different approaches, including updating my CV, applying for various jobs and attending interviews whenever I was given the opportunity. Even with all these efforts, however, nothing appeared to be working out for me.
There were times when I thought about giving up on the career I had always wanted and taking any opportunity that could help me earn money.
I had become tired of remaining at home and repeatedly having to explain to people why I was still unemployed. One day, as I was sharing my frustrations with a friend, he told me about.To see full details, click here
