82% of UK Employers Cite The Work Ethic As Key To Securing Entry Level Posts!
Teachers and University Tutors, please please note. Instilling in youngsters the reward to be had in the world of work of giving value to one's employer as well as receiving value for that work done is key to reducing UK unemployment. Coupled to this is displaying the right attitude.
Yes I know, there is an issue of parental guidance and example here too, but that should be even more reason for those involved in education to grasp this nettle. Many parents will admit ruefully that good advice to their child is so often more palatable when coming from a third party rather than a parent.
This survey by the Centre for Social Justice - a Think Tank - has to be a wake up call for all those who can influence the future of first time entrants into the world of work. Adopting low expectations from them, sloppy application to tasks set them and adopting a generally lax attitude to them does nothing to prepare them for work in the real world. And it has to be said that educators who do try to encourage the right approach by their students need applauding not lambasted for trying to create some form of 'elite'.
As indicated in the report, failure does not mean inadequate school and university leavers are getting jobs but merely contributing less than they should. They are simply not getting jobs! And they are being beaten to often by immigrants nursing no illusions. They know that if you want a job in todays' economy, you need to deliver value and adopt the right attitude.
Gerry Neale
Author "Squaring Circles"www.squaringcircles.co.uk
A Cognitive Novel Published by Pearl Press www.pearlpress.co.uk
Available from www.amazon.co.uk
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