Alex Rodriguez Toscano thought he had prepared himself well to compete in the 21st century. For five years, the Spanish economics major studied hard at Madrid's University of Carlos III, taking the most complicated mathematics courses and polishing the three foreign languages he speaks. But after graduating in February 2011, Rodriguez discovered that even those desirable qualifications mean little in today's distressed global economy. For eager college grads in crisis-hit Spain, where more than half of all young people are out of work, finding a job is almost impossible. Rodriguez has tried his best, sending 88 resumes to organizations that might require some economics research, but he hasn't gotten a single offer.
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