The document summarizes the results of an online survey of 350 unemployed young people in Macedonia. Key findings include: over 60% have no work experience since graduating; over 60% use the internet daily but only 36.5% have good English skills; and over 80% think the state should provide jobs for all. It proposes developing a website to match unemployed youth with companies seeking freelance work, in order to give youth experience, skills, income, and motivation to pursue careers and start businesses. The website would integrate profiles for users and allow automated matching between the supply and demand sides of the labor market.

1. Team: Pakomak 14
Country: Republic of Macedonia

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According State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia 55,9% from the young people aged 15-29
are unemployed, placing the country on the top of the list of countries where this problems occurs.
There are numerous data regarding the age, gender, place of residence and education of these people, but
data for their perceptions and attitudes is lacking. That’s why:
We conducted a quantitative online survey on a representative sample of 350 young
unemployed people in the period from 20.01-01.02.2013. Relevant demographics:
Two-thirds of respondents, or 63.2% have 0 days of experience, i.e. have not found work after
graduation.
The Internet on a daily basis in the last month was used by two thirds or 63.2% of young unemployed
people in the country. 10% of respondents never used the Internet during this period.
E-mail address possesses 81.4% of the unemployed aged 18 to 30 years, while 18.6% do not.
According site www.najdirabota.com.mk in over 80% of job adds in Skopje a working knowledge of
computer and English is required. 36.5% of young unemployed people in the country said they had an
excellent and very well knowledge of the English language, and the same percentage their knowledge
assessed as bad and very bad. 26.8% of respondents said they have a good knowledge of English.
Regarding computer skills we have more positive results. Every second respondent, or 50.6% its ability
to work with computer evaluated as excellent and very good, 33.8% as good and only 15.6 percent
considered to have bad knowledge of working with computers.

3.  Two-thirds or 66.2% of young people who are
looking for work today think that today one
can become rich only by not obeying the law,
 Simultaneously, the same percentage, or
65.8% agree that with hard work anyone can
succeed in Macedonia, which means that the
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actual values are not yet fully lost. This
information supplemented by high 64.7% of
young people who see with optimism to the
future creates an opportunity for positive
change,
 However, 35.7 of these young people feel
excluded from society. Poverty and
hopelessness break down their social
relations, and the activities of NGOs, as we
shall see later, that need to mobilize this
people, seems completely absent.

4. Do you agree with the following statements? Have you done any of the following in the last month?
*SAE – State Agency for Employment

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• High 83.6% think that the state should provide jobs for all • And now? Who is responsible for the
and this clearly shows the lack of knowledge among hopeless situation in which many young
young people about the basic principles of the market unemployed people are found, according
economy and the importance of entrepreneurial activity to their opinion?
and the market as a mechanism. Can ‘t be expected • Macedonian Youth blames all the factors
new companies, innovations and inventions in a for their own unemployment much more
country where there is such a large percentage of than themselves personally. Thus,
young people who think and wait for the state to hire political parties in Macedonia, the
all citizens. Government and the opposition, and even
• Faced with the importance of the party's booklet and the financial crisis in the world are
friendly and kinship with so little opportunities for considered to be the main culprits for their
employment, 60.6% of young unemployed people think unemployment, while themselves are not
to look for work abroad. One reason for this is certainly blaming at all. It is simply amazing how
the useless to seek work in Macedonia, which as a state low is the level of awareness among young
is confirmed by 43.1% of young unemployed. people about personal responsibility when
• The labor market in the country is getting worse much higher percentage of them 20,8%
everyday. This is presented by the percentage of only accuse the former SFRY system for their
15.6% of young unemployed people who consider that own unemployment, when most of them
employment conditions today are better than two years were not even born; than themselves
ago. personally, 9.7%.

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 Capacity building for free advising, assistance and guidance of young unemployed.
The largest percentage of these people are depressed, disappointed by the
numerous rejection in process of applying for a job and are in need of re-building
their own confidence. We need to show them how valuable their talents are that
they should not give up! They must understand their sole responsibility for their
own future and the need to get the best out of every situation! Permanent
ANALYSIS OF ALL POSSIBILITIES and reduce the aversion to risk-taking!
 Continuous monitoring of labor market demand in the country which will serve as a
guidance for the future supply. Modifying the existing supply in accordance with the
current demand!
 Spreading friendship and empathy! MAKING TEAMS from the young unemployed,
who will join according to their affinity and qualifications to satisfy the current
needs of the companies. This way they will receive an initial experience, will
further develop their skills, will earn money and most of all will get the motivation
for pursuing their dreams and launching a company.
 Developing a WEB SITE that integrates companies and these people is an excellent
solution. Companies and UY will have profiles. UY can find suitable/interesting
freelance jobs and companies will quickly find a professional or team of
professionals to work on freelance projects.
 Moreover, the platform will be capable of automatic matching between both sides.

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8. - Competitors
There isn’t a web site in the country that integrates
and groups the unemployed people according
their qualifications for a temporary job offerings
from the companies.
- USP
•Two-way communication
•Instant matching of the labor market supply and
demand.

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• Authentication & Registration of Unemployed young
people and Companies
• Personalized Profile Pages for Unemployed young
people
• Profile Pages for Companies and their Projects
• Search Feature for Unemployed young people and
Companies
• Featured Projects and Ratings

10. • This site can be completed within a time
frame of four months from the start day
with two people working on it.
• Target group for this web site are all
young unemployed people in the country
who use the Internet.
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• Having in consideration the high use of
social networks in the country it is
expected that this model will engage all
the unemployed young people who are
continuously searching a job.
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