00:00If Estonia needs workers, why can't young people find jobs?
00:03Youth unemployment is above 20%.
00:06That's striking in a country known for its digital economy
00:09and successful tech scene with well-known companies
00:12like mobility platform Bolt.
00:14Stephen Harmer is an unemployed finance graduate in Tallinn.
00:17He wants to work in banking.
00:18But after four months of searching,
00:20he says finding entry-level jobs is difficult.
00:23So like a junior position, no experience needed whatsoever.
00:29It's very good if you find five,
00:31sometimes it's just two per week.
00:34At the same time, Estonian companies need talent,
00:37so they are even recruiting from abroad.
00:39So what's behind the disconnect?
00:41Entry-level jobs were those simple jobs
00:45where you did some repetitive tasks,
00:47but today we know that automation and AI do those repetitive tasks,
00:52so companies may not need a person for that.
00:55That means some of the jobs that once helped young people
00:57enter the workforce could be disappearing.
00:59For graduates like Stephen Harmer, the question is,
01:02how do you get experience if fewer employers offer that first chance?
01:06How do we work in the operation?
01:07I think the difference is,
01:07and in this process I can do it.
