I know there's a proverb about teaching a hungry person to fish somewhere in here. Over the weekend we tweeted about a Gen-Yer who blamed her tough break after graduation on the institution that handed her the degree, and it got me to thinking about some other, less litigious courses of action that might have packed an equally pro-active punch…

Join a coalition… like 80 Million Strong, the movement we profiled earlier this summer, that has channeled the frustration and potential of currently unemployed Gen-Yers into proposing solutions through legislation and connecting with policy-makers to create quality jobs. After all, there's strength in numbers.

Get dangerously creative… like this aspiring publishing professional HarperStudio profiled who decided to create a Facebook ad for herself. Sure, her hyper-targeted strategy was under debate as "scary" vs. "innovative," but the fact it caught the attention of exactly the right audience does say something about the leverage that social media can afford the young and the jobless, no?

Call for reform… that creates a better system, instead of bankrupting the one currently in place. Colleges are meant to help you start your career. Especially business-oriented programs like the one this alumna hailed from. But is the best way to address this issue to take them to court? Or, save future generations the trouble. Get behind plans that will improve higher education. Whether through community college reform or entrepreneurship programs that teach students how to write and present their business planss, apply for financing, develop marketing and e-commerce strategies and manage a small firm.

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