NO - JULIE-ANNE JAMIESON, head of employability, Careers Scotland
In the past three years, our colleagues in Futureskills Scotland have spoken to 19,000 businesses and organisations and they have consistently said school-leavers have the wrong attitude to work and are unprepared for the workplace.
To reflect employers' demands, Careers Scotland will provide more employability support for unemployed young people. We know that finding a job vacancy is not always the most significant barrier. It is having the skills to make the right choice, to be successful in job applications and, more importantly, keep a job, that is crucial.
More than half of the jobs available in Scotland in any year are not advertised, as many opportunities are available in what is known as the hidden jobs market, filled through word of mouth and through speculative applications.
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