Things has really changed unlike before when a graduate is coming out from the university their are job opportunities around the corners, people don't even stress themselves to acquire skills as an alternative just in case they don't get a job. Getting a job as a graduate some years back was a thing never to argue about or think about. In this recent time things have really changed, expecting so much from the government as a graduate can lead people into serious problems. The life we live now is so unpredictable, no one can be sure of practicing their desired career from what they have learnt in school.
I think if people really want to be happy in life, expecially undergraduates and young graduate they should learn not to give all expectations of having living job from the government. If people create the mindset of being creative and productive in this era they will live a more happy life than putting all expectations of getting a dream job from the government. A productive mindset is what young people needs to make life easy and worth living.
You say young people should be like this, but it is a skill that is picked up through experience and people can learn in different ways. Some people are "unproductive" until they are 30 and then get some lucky breaks that transform them into the perfect job. That itself can be a huge obstacle to productivity, if you don't like your current job you are likely to do the bare minimum you need to in order to keep it. For people who love their jobs it can make them work harder and smarter every day, as they become experts in their field. It's easy to say things and act like people should automatically know, but many older people forget that myriad of different ways that people navigate through the world of work.