Reading the various unemployment reports on the BBC, it's woman and young people that are making up the brunt of the rises. Government cuts are necessary but services that are designed to help people get back into work, support them to set up on their own and help to guide young people along the right career path are too essential to cut.
Regular readers of this blog know that I am not the biggest supporter of the job centre as it is merely a box ticking exercise designed to make people jump through hoops for just shy of £60 a week. I'm not that disillusioned to think that all those out of work actually want to get back into work but for those that will proper support is a must. The types of things that would work would be:
- How to write a killer CV
- How to look for a job (online and using your own networks)
- Who are you - looking at your skills, strengths and where you wanna be - always think that this self analysis stuff is so easily overlooked
- Shoe shopping - ok this one is pure vanity as I like a nice pair of shoes but appearance and feeling confident all helps and acts as bodyarmour when you are about embark on the interview 'battle'
- Interview skills and how to prep for them properly
The volatility of the global markets could well plunge us back into recession which would be a scary prospect. This would result in even more people heading towards the dole queue so the Government needs to make sure that the right support is out there so that people aren't left to fester, become despondent and ultimately unemployable in the longer term.
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