Unemployment

[motorbiking]

Over 700,000 graduates out of work and on benefits, analysis suggests

The government says it has commissioned a review into "what's holding the younger generation back".

www.bbc.co.uk

Of my sons year only 2 got proper jobs leveraging their degrees. Him and his mate (who he got a job).

Must be depressing to have worked hard and got nowhere.

 

[Scof]

Not that foo' king intelligent then are they.

 

[Lirefighter]

Over 700,000 graduates out of work and on benefits, analysis suggests

The government says it has commissioned a review into "what's holding the younger generation back".

www.bbc.co.uk

Of my sons year only 2 got proper jobs leveraging their degrees. Him and his mate (who he got a job).

Must be depressing to have worked hard and got nowhere.

Well, we know where the Blair lays.
The sad fact is that it will only get worse with more and more companies outsourcing anything and everything that's done on a computer to AI.
Even law.
Just ask Eminem.

 

[JP_]

Yeah, AI is a disaster for young people. Computing graduates are struggling to get work now because companies are relying heavily on AI. We're going to experience a massive brain drain over the next decade, and then businesses will suddenly find that there are no experienced and skilled staff who understand what the machines are creating. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[johnny2007]

With degrees in drama, social media and other nonsense, no wonder so many end up unemployed.
There are courses on Taylor Swift and Minecraft FFS!
And all those student loans unpaid...

 

[Murdochcat]

Sadly I think too many degree holding individuals expect top class jobs and salaries despite having little or no work experience.

 

[noseall]

Sadly I think too many degree holding individuals expect top class jobs

No, they don't. Maybe from the elite institutions but they are a tiny fraction of graduates. Sadly, you are talking out of your rectum.

 

[Murdochcat]

No, they don't. Maybe from the elite institutions but they are a tiny fraction of graduates. Sadly, you are talking out of your rectum.

Got your head buried in the sand as usual?

 

[morqthana]

Of my sons year only 2 got proper jobs leveraging their degrees. Him and his mate (who he got a job).

The rest - have they got jobs, or are they sleeping off a life on benefits?

 

[accelerator]

The government has commissioned a review into "what's holding the younger generation back".

Yeah, save our tax money on the review. The answer is government policy, sending too much manufacturing overseas and allowing too much outsourcing overseas.

 

[morqthana]

What laws would you like to see in place which could be used to forbid private companies from having factories overseas?

 

[noseall]

Got your head buried in the sand as usual?

My head is receiving things loud and clear thanks. Your statement is about 50 years out of date boyo. Carry on looking like a fool if you like but most parents my age will tell you the exact same thing.

 

[Scof]

Interestingly, my nieces son has last year started his career path to be an accountant with one of the big ones straight from 6th form with 2 A levels. They don't want graduates from Uni, they do it in house now. I'm not sure how it's fully structured, but he doesn't need to lose 2 years of his life living in squalor nor will he be saddled with £50k+ student debt for the rest of his life.

 

[noseall]

Interestingly, my nieces son has last year started his career path to be an accountant with one of the big ones straight from 6th form with 2 A levels. They don't want graduates from Uni,

Funnily enough, my old work buddy's wife, did exactly the same thing. She has since passed all her Chartered Exams (done whilst at the accounting firm) and is now in a great position. It was a long slog though.

 

[Murdochcat]

My head is receiving things loud and clear thanks. Your statement is about 50 years out of date boyo. Carry on looking like a fool if you like but most parents my age will tell you the exact same thing.

Oh dear. Wake up and smell the coffee.

For how many years have successive governments said that there are jobs that the British don’t want to do?

In my day there were no hand outs from mummy and daddy, nor governments , so to get money you did any job to kick start your working life. And if one job didn’t pay enough you got a 2nd one