Pity 23-year-old Jin. Like many young Koreans, she’s looking for a job, but often, anxiety gets the best of her, and her confidence gets deflated before she even gets started. Why? Because she has a huge amount of student debt, $4,800. Read on, but have a handkerchief ready.
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Almost as tragic as the 4% unemployment rate.
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