Thursday 21 June 2012

Opthalmic Medical Technicians

With health care jobs expected to increase and to always be in demand, this is a potentially good field to consider if you are still at school or college or are considering a career change and it is a field in which workers are in demand:
Have you ever thought about a career in eye care? According to the U.S. Department of Labor, ophthalmic medical technicians (OMT) rank third on the list of fastest growing occupations in the country. In the coming decade, it’s estimated that there will

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Wednesday 20 June 2012

How to Get Good Careers Advice

How to Get Good Careers Advice
Even at the best of times, when jobs are easy to come by, it isn't always easy to choose a career. This is often because careers advice is thin on the ground and much too general when it is available. When I was at school, careers advice was almost non-existant and it seems provision for today's young people isn't any better:

 


As the Office for National Statistics releases its latest batch of unemployment figures, a new report published today

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Thursday 7 June 2012

Youth Unemployment in the USA

Yesterday we had a look at some of the projects set up to deal with the massive problem of youth unemployment in Europe. Today we turn to the USA, to look at the prospects for young people there and some of the schemes which are aimed at helping them.


Youth unemployment in the US has increased and with the arrival of summer, more young college and high school graduates are coming into the labour market.

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What sort of outlook are they facing?
For this generation of

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Wednesday 6 June 2012

What Can Be Done About Youth Unemployment?

With unemployment a major problem in both Europe and the US, what are the prospects for young people? Having been on a couple of government schemes in my own youth, I'm interested to see what is on offer to help young people who are caught up in the present economic crisis. In today's blog post, we'll take a look at some of the initiatives going on in Europe.
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Young people in Europe are twice as likely to be out of work as are older people of working age. In addition,

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