Jamal Edwards spotted a gap in the market and is now one of the UK's top online youth broadcasters with his own imprint on a record label. We've also got the founder of YES (Young Entrepreneur Society), Carly Ward too.

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Up For Hire Live tackles one of the biggest issues for you, unemployment. Get involved! Tweet @bbc3tv using #upforhire.

Annabel McLeod is Up for Hire's Interactive Producer.

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Name: Tina Daheley

Work: Broadcast journalist / Up For Hire presenter / Chris Moyles Breakfast - sports presenter

Childhood dream job: Fashion designer. I used to do little catwalk shows with my friends.

My school report said..: A straight-A student, hard working, conscientious... I was a bit of a swot at school and head girl. I was quite sporty as well so a bit of an all-rounder.

My careers advisor said I'd be: Lawyer, although that was probably because I said I was interested in law! I did go to uni to study law, but I hated it! I transferred to a degree in information systems, which is computer science and business.

Subject I wish they'd taught me in school: Drama.

I wish I was given this advice: You can be anything you want to be.

Most memorable interview: My first ever interview at a hairdressers.

First job: Apprentice hairdresser.

Funny day at work story: When the singer Cher asked to have her hair dyed the same colour as her car. It was a metallic red.

My first job helped me get where I am today because: It sets you up for the working world, handling your own money. Any paid work you can do at a young age is a good thing. Even if it's doing something you don't plan to pursue as a career.

I got to where I am today by: Working hard, having the right attitude and persistence. I did work placements at ITN, Look North and at a radio station called Club Asia. When I was there they didn't have enough reporters to send people out so I had an opportunity to go on a helicopter with June Sarpong. She was lovely and said, "Why don't you come and do something with T4?" So I did that and became a production assistant, helping out with guests. Then I went to Pop World. It was great. You're working a job where you're seeing bands all the time, working with really cool people. Then I joined the Channel 4 researchers' scheme and trained in pitching and writing. I did that for a year, and then carried on working on programmes. I got up to assistant producer (AP) level.

Toughest career moment: Leaving a well paid job in New York to pursue journalism. I was working as an AP, having a great time and I got offered another contract to work on some short films to do with Madonna. And I remember thinking, if I carry on down this way, the next step is producer, then director. But I set out to do journalism. So I quit and moved back to London and started from scratch. I got all my contacts, and contacted them one by one and eventually broke into the BBC. I got freelance work, then a contract, and worked my way up to where I am now.

The biggest myth about my job: That it's glamorous. People think you meet stars every day working in the media and yes, you get to do some amazing things and meet great people but it's hard work. On Chris Moyles' show you get there for 4.30 every morning. It's still a job. You have to be switched on as soon as you come in - I have my 6:30 am news ready, and my 7:00 am news written and ready, all my clips edited, because we'll do a 45-minute link talking about what was on TV the night before or just chat. So as well as being on the ball I contribute to a wider role to the show.

Oddest thing I've ever done for my job: There are many working on The Chris Moyles Show - a few include reading a news bulletin with Will Ferrell in the character of Anchorman and singing a Rihanna song at a gig in front of hundreds of people.

Tip for working in my industry: Make good contacts and use them - be persistent, but not annoying.

Over five shows this week Up For Hire Live tackles one of the biggest issues for you, unemployment. Starts tonight at 9pm. Get involved! Tweet @bbc3tv using #upforhire.

Annabel McLeod is Interactive Producer for Up for Hire.

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- 60seconds Sam: How can we help more young people into work?
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Name: Jess Ratcliffe

Age you started your business: 19. I first had the idea when I was 15 but it didn't happen. I hired a web developer in the US but he wasn't a good egg. That experience left me with no money and no website. But I kept developing the idea as a hobby and picked it up again at uni.

How I spotted the gap in the market for my business: I used to swap my games with friends and I thought wouldn't it be a good idea to do this with people in the UK.

What's your USP (unique selling point)? That gamers can swap with each other. There are stores that take secondhand games, but with my site it's a fair value swap for gamers with each other. We cut out the middle man.

How many hours you work a day/week: It varies - all I need is a laptop to work, so I can go into the office and work, then I usually come home and do some more, so maybe 10 hours a day. It doesn't really feel like work though.

What have you sacrificed for business? I haven't really thought about that until you asked the question. But I guess potential relationships; I live at home, so since I gave up uni there is less opportunity to meet as many people. I'm fortunate that i have a close group of friends already, because building new friends takes time and effort.

What's the biggest surprise about being your own boss? Being able to decide what you want to do in a day. The surprise is that I don't ever hate what I do in a day. I hear friends say they've had a bad day at work but I can't relate to that. So that's a surprise, doing what I choose and having the power to do that.

My school report said: It used to say I was quiet, and that, even when I knew the answer in class, I wouldn't put my hand up. And I think that's funny that my younger me was too shy, because now I have to stand in front of people and pitch. I went in front of the Dragons. I can't believe I was worried I might get things wrong when I was younger.

What was it like in the Dragons' Den? Fantastic. I had a great experience. I was offered a job and they said some nice things. Deborah Meaden said whatever 'it' is, then I have 'it'. I didn't get any investment but it didn't matter - the whole experience helped confirm that I was on the right path. I gained some valuable advice too. James Caan didn't invest and mentioned how some of the logistics with the swapping options hindered expansion, so I learnt from that and could look into it. And lots of gamers heard about the site for the first time on there too.

What I wish they'd taught me in school: Web development. I'm trying to teach myself now. And I wish they'd taught me about entrepreneurship, to let me know that is an option. It's a route people think is too risky. I think they should raise awareness of it in schools and let children know that it can be so easy, especially with technology. Also I think if I could have gone to someone at 15 at school, and talked about my idea with them, maybe I wouldn't have made the same mistakes.

What advice would I give about this job? If you have the spark of an idea, just do it. Take the action to make it a reality. There is support out there if you go looking for it. One thing I heard about was the business centre at the British Library when you can get a free one-on-one chat with an expert so that you can bounce your idea off them. And they gave me leaflets about how to write a business plan.

What advice would I give about starting your own business?
Maybe try to find a team of people from the start - it would have been good to have had a co-founder, so you can go together to a business meeting and share the work. So if you have an idea, and they have the technical side, it would help.

What one skill/talent has helped you? The fact that I'm persistent. I'm not gonna give up. And I don't look at failure as failure, to me it's just a result that you can learn from, and then move on.

The best thing about my job is...: Being able to communicate with my members. When they email, it comes straight to me. Just to know that they're using your website is so rewarding. Or when someone says they have heard about the site - that's the craziest thing that someone's heard of my business.

And the worst thing about my job is: Maybe some of the sacrifices I mentioned earlier. But honestly, I can't really think of a worst thing. I don't regret anything about it.

If you want to be like me/work in this industry: Find a website online and get some ideas. Speak to people who might have started a business, meet and have a coffee with them and get feedback on your idea. I was fortunate to know people who started businesses, so I bounced ideas off them.

Business hero: Richard Branson, definitely. But I have a number of people who inspire me: Mark Zuckerberg, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates - they are people who used their business to change the world. I think if you aim big enough to want to change the world then anything is possible. And my dad is an inspiration, he started his own business when he was 16.

If you could go back in time and do one thing differently in your business, what would it be?
Quite a few things! I've come across some real snakes in the grass who have knocked my confidence or slowed down the process, so I would choose not to do business with them. But then from that I've learnt how to spot dodgy people.

Up For Hire Live is a whole week of programmes with Radio 1 tackling unemployment. Starts October 17th at 9pm. Tweet us on @bbc3tv using #upforhire.

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Name: Hattie Hasan

Lives: Yorkshire

Childhood dream job: Surgeon. But I was too squeamish to ever be one.

Other jobs I've done: Primary school teacher for eight years.

Current job: Plumber / owner of Stopcocks Women Plumbers / entrepreneur / author of Joy Of Plumbing

Number of years in the industry? 21

Typical hours: You choose your own hours so I don't really have typical ones. It's never nine-to-five. Some people are on 24-hour (although I wouldn't recommend that).

Qualifications/courses I took for this job: City & Guilds and Advanced Craft Certificate, equivalent to NVQ Level 6. I also have a BSc and a PGCE.

Most useful skill I've learnt: Handling tools. It helped build up my confidence. When I could do that, I remember I had the feeling of, 'Now I've made it. I can cope with anything!' Any other experience I've learned along the way? There is only so much you can learn from a book. You have to learn on the job. I was always working while I was training. And you need a mentor, who doesn't mind you asking questions while you're learning.

First job: I did a half day in hairdressers for £2.50.

My first job helped me get where I am today because...: It taught me I didn't want to be a hairdresser! But it also taught me that you shouldn't just do something for the money, because you won't last, you'll resent it. You're work/life balance is important.

Funniest/strangest day at work: There are plenty of nasty things, like finding dead rats in attics. I work rurally quite a lot, and one house's water came from a spring. This customer said her water had stopped. I went to look and there was a live frog stuck in the end of the pipe. I got it out and it just hopped off.

Toughest career moment so far: I think the fear of 'will I succeed?' early on in my career.

The biggest myth about my job is...: That women can't do it!

If you want to work in this industry you need to...: Have a thick skin. Unfortunately, there are not many women plumbers so be prepared to work on your own. It's hard being isolated, which is why I want to establish a community of women plumbers. But I've never regretted it. Oh, and go to college, and learn.

The tip I'd pass on to anyone starting this job is: Get a good knee pad! And as a woman plumber, look after your body. Women are not as physically strong as men and we tackle things, the heavy jobs, differently, so you have to look after yourself.

If I hadn't had done this job, I would have been...: A scuba-diving instructor. It's still water and it's still teaching... but in hotter places!

Up For Hire Live is a whole week of programmes with Radio 1 tackling unemployment. Starts October 17th at 9pm. Tweet us on @bbc3tv using #upforhire.

- BBC Three Blog: Up for Hire?
- 60seconds Sam: How can we help more young people into work?
- For more advice, check out the Up for Hire Facebook page