How do you motivate a person who is constantly in search of a job

it's difficult for them as they won't have any work experience so won't know what they like doing. Get them to get a blank piece of paper and write down what they think they would like to do/what kind of environment/hours/location etc and see if anything 'jumps out'. Best thing at that age is to be flexible and open minded. All jobs you learn transferable skills - main lesson is to develop a work ethic. sometimes getting the wrong job helps also - at least then you definitely know what you don't want to do. Try volunteering - helps them to experience different environments and also helps others.

If he's just graduated then his uni will still give him access to careers advice and many unis have good industry links in addition to the general advice.

Firstly they have to get a job any job. It doesn't and probably won't be what they did their degree in but employers like to see that (yes even University candidates) can do the basics of holding down a job.

Having something to do will also help by keeping the person occupied and socialised. It will also give them some money () and more importantly some self esteem.

Getting a degree specific job will vary very much on what degree they have but it is not unusual to take many months in getting such a job. It may well also entail leaving Sheffield/home so they should be prepared for that, should've been for awhile actually.

Degree jobs do not come to you, sometimes you have to go after them.

It's also worth noting that having a degree is not necessarily a license to earn 40k immediately. It can take many many years to get to that level. Sometimes a degree might open a door to a 15k job that has a slow career progression but will get there eventually.

Good luck.

Not necessarily! I'd say there's little to no chance of that. The average graduate starting salary is about 25k.

A very few people might start on a high salary at places like Accenture in central London, but they're also well known for being incredibly hard places to work.

How can we guide a person who is constantly searching for a job but unable to find the right job. What king of guidance do we need to give them so that they don't get depressed and get motivated.

It's simple. Take any available job to keep the money flow and continue searching for the better one (right one).