The document summarizes research from a project comparing unemployment issues in Pakistan and Russia. The researchers hypothesized that unemployment in the two countries stems from similar underlying causes. They gathered statistics on unemployment rates, conducted student questionnaires about post-graduation employment prospects, held focus groups on unemployment causes, and interviewed HR managers about hiring. Both the statistics and questionnaires showed similarly high youth unemployment rates and lack of student confidence in finding stable employment after graduation in both Pakistan and Russia.

1. >>>Turning Point Project
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o Faisal
Im)az
(Pakistan)
o Liubov
Govorina
(Russia)

2. Turning
Our Research
Point
Project
Our primary hypothesis:
• The unemployment problem in Russia and Pakistan has the same
underlying reasons, so a similar “cure” can exist.
For testing our hypothesis, we have used 4 basic methods:
• Statistical analysis of unemployment issues in both Pakistan and
Russia;
• Questionnaire polls of students about to graduate in our countries;
• Focus groups with youth for revealing the causes of unemployment;
• Interviews with HR-managers in small and big enterprises in Russia
and Pakistan about employment chances in our countries.

3. Turning
Statistics and Questionnaires
Point
Results
Project
Unemplaoyment
rates
sta3s3cs
According
to
the
ques3onnaire,
25
the
percentage
of
students
who:
94%
20
Unemployment
rate,
90%
85%
Pakistan
80%
82%
15
Unemployment
rate,
Russia
48%
49%
38%
36%
10
Youth
unemployment
25%
rate,
Pakistan
12%
9%
10%
5%
Russia
5
Youth
unemployment
Pakistan
are
already
employed
rely
on
their
degrees
think
they
will
have
a
are
going
to
work
with
are
ready
to
start
own
employment
aQer
will
have
jobs
as
they
rate,
Russia
sound
salary
aQer
are
sure
about
for
employment
0
gradua)on
gradua)on
their
major
graduate
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
business
In
both
countries
we
can
see
the
same
trends:
• students
try
to
become
employed
as
they
s)ll
study
• youth
is
not
sure
about
future
situa)on
with
jobs
• biggest
part
of
students
rely
on
their
future
degree
• students
are
stuck
to
their
majors
• there
are
some
amount
of
students
who’d
like
to
be
an
entrepreneur
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4. Turning
Interviews and Focus Groups
Point
Results
Project
Focus Groups have revealed the Featured answers of HR-managers:
following causes of unemployment:
-­‐
For
some
posi)ons
it’s
not
a
must
for
candidates
Popula3on
to
have
related
experience
or
background.
problems
Compromised
Insurance
company,
Russia
quality
of
R:40%
/
P:
20%
educa3on
-­‐
There
are
such
posi)ons
that
you
need
to
have
to
R:
3%
/
P:30%
study
for
decades.
Wrong
company,
Pakistan
government
policies
-­‐
There
is
no
correla)on
between
age
and
Lack
of
interest
promo)on
of
employees.
R:41%
/
P:45%
by
co-­‐operate
Transporta)on
company,
Russia
sector
R:
16%
/
P:
5%
-­‐
There
is
a
no)ceable
tendency
for
new
graduates
to
develop
own
small
enterprises.
There
were
some
difference
in
our
focus
company
,Pakistan
groups
results,
but
youth
in
both
countries
independently
agreed
that
there
is
Assuming
the
results
of
our
research,
we
have
something
wrong
with
the
system
itself,
some
to
a
conclusion,
that
our
primary
and
that
is
what
causes
unemployment
in
hypothesis
was
true,
and
here
are
our
our
countries!
teamwork
results!

5. Turning
Our Solution – Idea Title
Point
Project
What
THE
PROJECT
is?
§ A
social
project
in
the
form
of
Internet
Plaeorm
an
on-­‐line
plaeorm
for
young
professionals;
§ A
project
aimed
at
figh)ng
with
unemployment
in
Russia,
Young
Link
of
Pakistan,
and
worldwide;
professionals
different
§ A
way
for
young
entrepreneurs
regions
and
job
hunters
to
meet
together;
§ A
place
for
best
talents
of
our
countries
to
collaborate
for
Entrepreneurship
helping
each
other;
&
Small
§ A
sustainable
way
to
start
and
Enterprises
do
business
on
the
Internet
and
not
only.

6. Turning
How it will work?
Point
Project
What
can
you
do
with
our
plaOorm:
• Meet
like-­‐minded
people;
• Get
a
job
by
working
for
one
of
the
projects;
• Discuss
employment
opportuni)es
with
colleagues;
• Help
or
be
helped
by
other
young
professionals;
• Enter
markets
in
other
countries
with
your
products
or
services;
• Collaborate
with
youth
to
fight
unemployment
problems.
• Register
on
Step
2
• Check
the
list
of
Step
4
• Work
for
the
the
plaeorm
exis)ng
projects
chosen
project
• Get
approval
or
create
your
• Pick
up
a
and
earn
some
for
own
one
project
of
SE
money
membership
that
fits
you
Step
1
Step
3
and
your
Step
5
background

7. Turning
How it will be done?
Point
Project
• Design
and
idea
Tools
for
making
the
plaOorm:
adapta)on
for
realiza)on
• PHP,
MYSQL,
FTP,
SSL,
GD,
Joomla,
etc.
Phase
1
• 1
months
• Photoshop
and
other
graphic
editors
for
design
• Forum
• Programing
• Limited
access
for
projects
Phase
2
• 2
months
• Advanced
access
for
registered
users
• Tes)ng
&
Promo)on
Phase
3
• 3
weeks
• Publishing
Phase
4
• 1
day
Start
working!!!

8. Turning
Financial Support
Point
Project
Dona3on
system
Ini3al
Investments
for
paying
opera)ng
expenses
The
plaeorm
crea)on
€
1000
Domain
name
registra)on
€
7,5
Hos)ng
payments
(a
month)
€
11.5
Design
€
300
Total
€
1319
Opera3ng
Expenses
per
month
Domain
name
payments
€
1,4
Hos)ng
payments
€
11.5
Suppor)ng
stuff
salary
(3
admin+1
€
1500
Those
par)cipants
who
has
IT)
succeeded
with
our
plaeorm
can
support
it
with
their
Total
€1512.9
dona)ons
up
to
required
sum
a
period.

9. Turning
Promotion
Point
Project
§ Working
with
Challenge
Future,
180
Degrees
Consul)ng,
AIESEC,
and
Red
Cross
can
help
to
involve
Youth
organiza3ons
most
ac)ve
youth
in
the
project;
§ Constantly
growing
popularity
of
social
networks
(e.g.
FB,
LinkedIn)
Social
Networks
aids
to
achieve
our
target
audience;
§ Business
magazines
can
also
be
Marketing Periodical
useful
for
sharing
info
about
the
magazines
plaeorm;
§ Contac)ng
some
par)cular
Emails
individuals
interested
in
collabora)on
is
vital
as
the
project
starts;
Real
Life
Events
§ Promo)ng
the
plaeorm
at
universi)es
and
organizing
events
can
help
to
link
the
on-­‐line
plaeorm
with
real
life.

10. Expected results of
Turning
Point
Project
• Providing
youth
with
new
employment
opportuni)es;
• Crea)ng
a
plaeorm
to
discuss
and
realize
ideas
faster;
• Improving
rela)onships
between
employers
and
employees;
• Assis)ng
youth
with
crea)ng
sound
networking;
• Making
a
sound
impact
to
figh)ng
unemployment
with
rela)vely
small
expenses.
500
75
25%
par)cipants
projects
successful
projects
15%
growth
120
new
rate
a
year
posi)ons