‘I was told the position has already been filled’

The article investigates educational and career paths of educated Roma youth in Hungary as striving to enter quality employment the business sector. While rate well-educated is high compared general population, their sectoral distribution skewed towards self-employment, public sector vis-à-vis private Our reasons for low presence sphere, a which holds greatest potential occupational social mobility. We use survey dataset young (N=381), also rely on in-depth interviews with from same group, provided us better understanding individual experiences identify some main barriers linked youth. By utilising Bourdesian theoretical lens, we focus importance cultural habitus its misrecognition professional settings. paper analyses successful capital mobilizations those towards/ experiencing mobility, while discussing failures too. These findings are unique nature they pinpoint mobility strategies, role different forms capitals strive jobs later early career.