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Interesting article in today’s Sunday Telegraph that starts off by comparing the unemployment rate of under-24s in the UK (20.3%) with Tunisia (24%). (I’ll add link to article at bottom for those who want).
Some excerpts from it though:-At the Nottingham Fire Place Company, email was not used. Jobseekers had to telephone for a sales job. About 50 called, but only 15 bothered to follow up, as requested, with a letter and CV. “I’ve been absolutely gobsmacked at the quality,” said the manager, Andrew Riley. “It’s been very poor. We’ve had interest from people of school-leaving age and the impression I get is that they’re just not well-educated. They have generally had poor communication skills and don’t really know how to handle themselves in the manner you’d need for this job.”
Surely not!!! Haven’t we been hearing for ages now how school-leavers have increasing pass rates at GCSE & A levels year on year?
Don’t tell me succesive Labour Education ministers have actually – gulp! – been lying!
and (this might surprise some of you)
:-… the owner of Triple D Express, delivery company, is advertising for casual staff. He said: “I think people on benefits turn up for interview so they can tell the Jobcentre staff they’ve been ‘actively seeking employment’. But really, they would rather stay on benefits.
In fairness to the writer of the article, (Andrew Gilligan) he goes on to report that the above quotes aren’t necessarily a true reflection of the young job-seekers as a whole.
And, despite it being the Telegraph, he does (with a few qualifications) criticise the coalitions’ scrapping of the Future Jobs Fund.
If you’re intersetd in the future of our youth in the current jobs-market and prepared to read yet another article that makes you think 99% of our politicians (of whatever kidney) are totally bloody useless, go to:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8290753/Young-and-unemployed-a-generation-scarred-for-life.html
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Too many businesses are catering for for the older generation, too many jobs down the bottom of the hierachy are for those who don’t have skills and quallifcations that are let in to do simple jobs for example take a Tescos cashier; this job should be the starting point of a graduate who can earn his way to where the degree should be taking him, instead this shouldn’t be used for a bloke of 40 whose been unemployed for 3 years and want’s to take this position and go stale in it by stayin there for 5 years or more.
Yes scarred and dissillusioned!!
Im 23 and I spent 5 years in University here in Ireland earning degrees in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying. Finished up college in the summer and graduated with strong grades in both, a 1:1 and 2:1. Have been out of work since Novemebr when the contracor I had been working with since 2004 went bust, very bad time to be in a building and very hard to diversify into other industries coming from a construction background, people are not willing to give you a chance. Hoping to generate some work in the coming months through setting up my own business doing some building contracting, I know of some local contracts coming up but people expect you to work for nothing now and competition for the smallest of contracts is fierce. If that doesnt work out Ill be on a plane downunder no doubt with all the other graduates. There really is little hope for anyone at the moment.
The lost generation no doubt!!
My daughter left school at 16 to pursue a career in racing. Sadly at 18, having been the youngest person to ever sign a contract at Jeremy Noseda’s yard she had to quit due to an ongoing shoulder injury
.She picked herself up and has used her skill and love of horses to work and travel, albeit not in racing.
She has worked in Italy, France, Romania and unfortunately Egypt (Cairo) where she is currently stuck!
She is intelligent and was university material but it wasn’t for her. She was keen to work with horses and is very ambitious. I’m so glad she chose the route she did. It must be soul destroying to work so hard to obtain a degree only to feel at the end of it that you’re on the scrap heap.
My daughter is still only 20 but has a CV to be envied. We are so proud of her.
Having spent time in Nottingham, I can tell you there’s a very real possibility that the applicants referenced actually communicated in a competent manner whilst showing a decent level of education.
It may very well be that Andrew Riley is as thick as two short planks.
Im 23 and I spent 5 years in University here in Ireland earning degrees in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying. Finished up college in the summer and graduated with strong grades in both, a 1:1 and 2:1.
A mick in the building game without a shovel in his hand – no wonder the worlds gone mad!
Im 23 and I spent 5 years in University here in Ireland earning degrees in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying. Finished up college in the summer and graduated with strong grades in both, a 1:1 and 2:1.
A mick in the building game without a shovel in his hand – no wonder the worlds gone mad!
If I had a shovel in my hand you wouldnt want to be around Limey
How do you confuse Fitzy?
Place three shovels against a wall and ask him to take his pick…
I don’t know if you’ve also read Gilligan’s 45 mins to total unemployment in the UK claim?
Most shocking.
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How do you confuse Fitzy?
Place three shovels against a wall and ask him to take his pick…
Good one!
So, a thought crossed your mind? Must have been a long and lonely journey!!
How do you confuse pompous twat pompete??
Put him in a circular room and tell him to p*ss in the corner!!
Any more originals out of the top drawer!!
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Fitzer given your chosen profession I’d be on the next plane to Queensland. They have more construction work than you can handle for the next five years. Don’t hesitate mate. Opportunity is knocking right now!
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