The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain
The UK comes out relatively well in a survey of skills shortages among under 25-year-olds across the EU. In the report ‘Education to employment: Getting Europe’s youth into work’, global management consulting firm McKinsey examines the apparent paradox between high youth unemployment across Europe, and the problems faced by employers in finding people with the right skills. In comparison, in the UK where youth unemployment is lower, only 18% of employers say that lack of skills among first jobbers is
When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago
More than three quarters of a million young people believe they have nothing to live for, with jobless youngsters facing “devastating” symptoms of mental illness. The research reveals that long-term unemployed young people are more than twice as likely as their peers to have been prescribed anti-depressants. One in three have contemplated suicide, while one in four have self-harmed. from Prince’s Trust The findings are based on interviews with 2,161 16-to-25-year-olds and show that 40 per cent of jobless young
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. Confucius
