Young people have told the BBC they are finding it harder than ever to get a job, with some graduates frustrated at being turned down for roles at supermarkets.
The government says getting more young people into work is a priority but UK job vacancies are at their lowest level in nearly four years.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which represents supermarkets, told the BBC young people would be hit hardest as firms cut back on hiring because of rising employer costs and forthcoming changes to workers' rights.
Faisa Ali Tarabi, 24, from Bolton said she had gone through Aldi's recruitment process only to be told there was no suitable vacancy.
She has a degree in accounting and finance from the University of Salford and a masters in management from Manchester Metropolitan University
Looking for work since she finished her masters in January 2024, she estimates she has applied for around 2,000 roles.
"I've been without work for 15 months now, and to be honest, I'm not just looking for work with my degrees now. I'm trying to get whatever I can for the time being."
Faisa says she applied for a job at an Aldi warehouse in March 2024 but she showed the BBC an email from the store's recruitment team saying: "You've done really well so far, however we do not currently have a vacancy that fully meets your requirements."
It said "all is not lost though" and said recruiters would be back in touch if a potential vacancy came up in the next 12 months. She says she has not heard anything since. The BBC has asked Aldi for a comment.
In February we reported that more 16-24 year-olds were not in work, education or training at the end of 2024 than at any point in the past 11 years.
That is 13.4%, or almost one out of every seven people in that age range, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Faisa was one of hundreds of people who commented on this report on BBC News TikTok saying their unemployment was not for want of trying.
"I check every day, there are no jobs," one user said.
Another said: "Finished my uni degree and can't find one job within the field I studied for."
A third user posted: "Young people aren't fussy we literally can't even get hired cleaning toilets."