Attracting new talent and investing in skills for the future is key to the continued success of our business, however the search for talent is one of the biggest challenges Nestlé and other UK food and drink manufacturers face today. …
Any eighteen year old not going to uni will understand that sinking September feeling you get after finishing school. I had a great summer celebrating and suddenly, like that September was at my door and people were off to University. …
I left school at 16 without maths and English qualifications and it’s been really difficult for me and my friends to find opportunities in Wythenshawe. When I left school I found temporary work through Connexions, but it only lasted three …
I really did not know what to expect when joining the Commission. Like any other anxious student I did my research but to be honest I was slightly confused and a bit nervous. Okay, very nervous! My first day was …
What do you need to get a job? Experience. What do you need to get experience? A job. It’s the tireless cycle that affects candidate after candidate, making it almost impossible for millions of talented young people to take their …
First day of work experience, 6:45 Alarm went off 6:46 Woke up 6:48 Went back to sleep 7:10 Woke up again 7:14 Got up From Hackney there are a number of ways to get to Westminster, but as a person …
I’ve always been interested in the business world but not what I actually wanted to do in it – if only I would have known the value of an apprenticeship when I left school! I remember being an attracted to …
If there’s one thing we in the UK do well, it’s put on a good show. The London 2012 Olympic, Paralympic Games and the Cultural Olympiad were a shining example of our triumphs. Not for the first time, the best …
For too long the phrase ‘Labour Market Information’ has filled people with a feeling of dread. Data sets have been untouchable, growling at anyone who came close with the threat of complicated access routes, intimidating methods of interpretation and the …
What can employers and employees do about youth unemployment? The latest unemployment figures published in October showed a welcome fall in the number of people out of work, with youth unemployment retreating below the 1 million mark, falling by 62,000. …
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