It's common across the world for fresh graduates to be concerned about their job prospects but with high unemployment rates and poor job prospects, Middle East and North Africa graduates seem to be extra worried.

A new study by YouGov and Bayt.com reveals that 76 percent of fresh graduates in the region see finding a job as the biggest challenge facing their generation. Forty-five percent of the survey's respondents said that finding their first job will be "very difficult." Only 3 percent are expecting to receive a job through their university's career placement services.

Finding a job without the needed experience was the primary challenge that 60 percent of survey takers cited as their concern. Knowing how to approach their job search and where to look for a job were also prominent concerns for more than 30 percent of respondents. Just over 30 percent believe their first job search would last between three and 12 months.

However, regardless of these rather bleak responses, the majority of survey takers also said they were happy with the education they had received, with 67 percent expressing satisfaction with the quality of the higher education they received. The majority of respondents, 65 percent, also felt their education prepared them adequately for their chosen industry.

Still, 80 percent of respondents said that their educational institutions did not help them find job opportunities.

Interestingly, graduates are turning to technology to find work, with 75 percent saying they rely on online job sites in their search. Fifty-one percent said they apply directly to the companies they'd like to work for with 43 percent saying they rely on their family and personal networks to find work.

Recognizing high unemployment rates, 74 percent of respondents said that lack of jobs was a main challenge to their search. Forty-three precent also said that saving money would be difficult with low salaries and rising expenses.

Data for the survey was collected from June 8 to 18 with 1,006 respondents from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. To see a further analysis of the survey, view the YouGov article here .