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Are graduates asking for too much?
Several new surveys on job-seekers show that although graduates of 19-29 years-old have expectations of their own, employers also have preferences. We take a look at some of the findings and invite your feedback.$ r8 w) j5 p2 F* T4 R
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; n3 O% H& j1 X0 X1 l+ {Young Europeans see being happy in what they do, having the opportunity to work abroad, gaining respect from family and friends, achieving a good life/work balance and working for an organisation with a good reputation as the most important career drivers. " ~4 e+ ^6 \/ Q0 m. \
These are the findings of Employing the Next Generation, a survey of more than 3,000 European university students and recent graduates polled on their views and expectations of the workplace.0 g' S \+ @% ~
Ranking lower are a desire to lead, manage and supervise people, an expectation of achieving power and influence, working for a multinational business and making money to be self-sufficient. 2 I* r+ P1 |; ] q5 M8 [
% }2 s2 q" j" O+ B0 OGraduates find skills development more important than money; A9 I2 @/ S' C2 @9 N
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Another survey, the GTI Employer of choice graduate survey 2006, the first sector-based student research by leading European graduate careers publisher GTI, shows that respondents placed a higher importance on training and development opportunities than starting salary and were almost as keen to approve of the environmental policies of the organisation.3 t' V9 x& \1 r! L: l( y
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When asked what was important in choosing between employers, respondents in finance and law were much more influenced by the reputation of the employer than those interested in one of the other 16 sectors surveyed.5 X+ h& k+ n. }1 V; l
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The GTI survey also found that, with 20 percent of the total vote of over 20,000 students and recent graduates, the investment banking and investment sector was the most popular sector of work with students.
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% K0 l; X4 P- p) KThe least popular sectors were construction and retail, which "argues the need for employers in these sectors to promote both themselves and the sector as a whole," says Chris Philips of GTI. # b N- e; v. U' A7 @
"Competition for the best graduates remains as intense as ever, which is why employers spend so much each year to build and maintain their profiles on campus," he says.
7 |; s1 k! P# M2 nBut are graduates becoming a little too complacent and are they asking too much when it comes to training budgets? ' m R+ ?. ]: i1 j2 i; g# q3 U
Employers describe graduates' business skills as 'weak'
% t: L1 J- b3 ~! {A recent survey shows that top UK businesses believe young employees need to bridge the business skills gap before entering the workplace. , Z) {" x/ r* P! A5 f! W5 V
The conclusion is that young employees come to the workplace with few business skills, too much text book theory and too high an estimation of their abilities - all at a significant cost to business.
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The survey, commissioned by UK business and enterprise education charity Young Enterprise, shows that as graduates and school leavers rush to complete job applications this summer, a number of skills gaps have been identified among the intake of employees under the age of 22, which impact on companies' annual training budgets.
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Businesses identified project management, financial skills, and leadership as areas of key concern and over one third of respondents also believed that time management skills are lacking. One third cited poor presentation and reporting skills and 58 percent believe that "young employees have not been trained to think laterally."* Y( g* A/ Z7 L) N/ P3 `
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Too much emphasis is placed on theory at school and university according to 63 percent of the top UK employers, and 84 percent recommend that young people gain more experience of the business world while at school or college which could involve supplementing coursework with business training.
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$ ~, o8 } t3 ]# U4 QThe role tradition plays. ^5 w: @: w7 e5 T g) \! c
0 y# ^1 i3 ?: O' Y! ?' W: XTradition in some cultures weighs heavily when it comes to recruiting the younger generation.
+ W. k3 N- a) @9 GA recent report from the Japanese Business Federation or Keidanren shows that in Japan nearly four out of five companies report shortages of permanent employees of 35 or younger.
4 ~* ?) N# V3 l' b$ I+ { ZBut despite the labour shortage, reports Nikkei English News, the survey shows that nearly 90 percent of companies are unwilling to hire 'freeters' – 15- to 34-year-olds who cannot or will not find regular jobs – as permanent workers. Only 1.6 percent are positive about hiring 'freeters', while 8.1 percent said they will do so within a certain period after graduation.
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