Employers commonly bemoan the further and higher education system's failure to prepare young people with the skills and attributes they need to succeed in the world of work. Work experience is one of the best ways for young people further and higher education, such as university students, to prepare for the challenges that starting work will bring.
Graduate unemployment is expected to top 100,000 this week as employers increase their entrance requirements for university leavers to cope...
Universities are to use potential earnings to advertise courses, in a bid to treat students more like paying customers. As...
A survey has found that diplomas, the government’s alternative to A levels and GCSEs, are too difficult. The Association of...
A recent US graduate is suing her forÂmer college because she alleges it did not do enough to help find...
Levels of unemployment among the UK’s young people are soaring. With the government calling on businesses to step in, Tara...
Two thirds (66%) of young people feel obliged to work for free because of the recession, reveals a poll by...
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Cutting back on graduate recruitment during the recession will not prove cost-effective for employers in the long-term, HR experts have...
McDonald’s’ HR chief hopes the burger chain will “one day” offer a PhD in restaurant management to existing staff.Courses equivalent...
The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) has launched a free online information and recruitment initiative to help businesses find...
Government plans to offer graduates £20,000 to take up a career in social care will not go far enough to...
Nearly half of UK graduates fear they will be made redundant within their first year of work, a survey has...
Just as the class of 2009 face formidable challenges, so do graduate recruiters. Competition for jobs has never been so...
Hotel and restaurant chain Whitbread will create 1,000 new jobs in 2009 as well as launching a new apprenticeship scheme....
Jobless professionals will be fast–tracked to become teachers within six months under new plans to be announced today by Gordon...
