No alarm bells?
So you all started your intergrated/modular courses what 3 years ago? A year into the biggest global meltdown since the great depression in the 30's. It seems most of you have large debts to pay meaning you managed to borrow money at this time which is a miracle in itself (Thanks Dad for Mortgaging the house!) This on its own is scary.
It now comes as a surprise that there are very few jobs around? I like the quote about how tough it is now and us older guys don't know what we are talking about. I remeber in the late 80's early 90's when the last recession was on I had trouble getting a job at a supermarket. I only wanted to do some hours at night and on the weekends but I was sitting waiting for an interview with 30 to 40 year old people applying for the same job.
Last time I checked every generation has had it easier than the one before. Try borrowing the money for a CPL in the 80's and see how far you would have got. Once upon a time you needed 700 hours for a CPL.