one of the reason why most graduate couldn't start small is
1] no capital
2] pride
3] no good mentor
in all i think that pride is one of the reason why most of them remain stagnant.
I love the point you raised in this context, but you are wrong to have believed that pride is the major reason people are jobless. How is that even possible? For me, I think you left the major possible reasons ("no capital" and "no good mentor"). Why pride when it is what will better your life and make people envy you? And there are hundreds of works you can choose from if some look unbeffiting. Those who are doing the white-collar job, especially bankers, are bending knees for self-employed people, so it's honourable on its own.
If you have read the thread thoroughly, you would know the reason why I emphasize more on pride. I wouldn't have love to explain myself again, but for the benefits of doubt, when I mean "pride" I don't say it out of negligence. Pride is the major problem of most graduate because many opportunities has passed th m by simply because they felt too big for the Job considering their academic qualifications. And most times they refuse to start small because they fill highly embarrassed to start with the common people who they never expected to be in thesame shoes with. Emagine you finish school and after 2 years of graduation you don't have Job and the only opportunity you have is to drive taxi and you find it unpleasant unless you get a desired job and become of not getting that job you have not been able to take care of yourself, isn't that pride? But you don't see it as anything when begging money from people expecialy your colleges who is doing better than you. My uncle is an example of this my illustration.