GCSEs: What if you don't get the grades?

Graduates warned of record 70 applicants for every job

Britain faces half a decade of jobs deficit, says CIPD

Recession leaves almost half young black people unemployed, finds ippr

• Unemployment likely to be stuck at 8% until end of 2011

Half of young black people unemployed, says report

GCSE results: university crisis to hit school students, union warns

Youth Unemployment Data

The jobless total in London rose by 18,000 to 382,000 or 9.3%

UK must avoid a 'lost generation' of jobless

BOSSES LIVE LONGER THAN WORKING CLASS MEN

ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS BOOST OPPORTUNTIES FOR YOUNG JOB SEEKERS

DISTANCE LEARNING CAN BOOST YOUR CAREER

What do employers want and what is like chasing a job when there are so many applicants for every vacancy?

Ten percent of teenagers at risk of joining underclass, says study

Stop-gap graduates: A third in low-skills jobs or on the dole six months after leaving university

Black pupils 'are routinely marked down by teachers'

Schools careers advice 'patchy and inconsistent'

More teenagers in England may be out of education, training or work (Neet) and for longer periods than previously thought, a study has suggested.

True extent of youth unemployment revealed

Poor literacy and maths skills leave teenagers ill-equipped

Job tip for Neets: 'Get a haircut'


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I never liked school! I didn’t do too badly but the classroom was the last place I wanted to be.
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I decided I wanted to be a bricklayer. I took a test to show I was bright enough. Then I had to find a firm to take me on. This was the hard bit!
 
Apprenticeships are very popular. But with a lot of help from my advisor I eventually found a place.
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I’m now 18 and in the second year of my apprenticeship. My boss expects me to work hard and show a lot of commitment. But I don’t mind that – I’m getting the training I want and need. I’ll get a good qualification at the end of it. And I’m getting paid while I learn.
 
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