Youth unemployment now stands at 45% in Ireland, according to the latest CSO figures. This summer, around 60,000 final year college students will be mapping out their next steps, many hoping to take that leap into the working world.
The graduating class of 2020 will face even tougher competition than previous years, with over one million people currently out of work.
There is particular concern among those graduating in the sectors worst hit by Covid-19. Aviation industry Grace King Grace King has just graduated from Aerospace Engineering at the Institute of Technology Carlow, in a time of crisis for the aviation industry.