Summary
If you’re under 30 and struggling to be noticed by employers our panel are ready to help. Find out which industries are hiring, how to handle CV gaps and what to focus on when you get an interview.
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Panel: Lauren Mistry, Operations Director at Youth Employment UK John McCourt, Careers adviser with Skills Development Scotland Emlyn Evans, Adviser with Career Wales
Presenter: Charmaine Cozier Producer: Beth Sagar-Fenton Editor: Richard Vadon
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're about to listen to a BBC podcast, but this is about something else you might enjoy. |
| 0:05.4 | My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:10.8 | The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that. |
| 0:17.5 | With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to |
| 0:22.4 | helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all put |
| 0:28.3 | together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life, |
| 0:35.0 | check out BBC Sounds. |
| 0:41.3 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. Welcome to the download of Moneybox Live, the programme about your money. |
| 0:45.3 | Today we're talking about youth employment. |
| 0:48.3 | Recent unemployment figures show 16 to 24-year-olds, |
| 0:52.3 | one of the groups hit hardest by the economic effects of coronavirus. |
| 0:56.9 | Some had jobs in industries like hospitality and tourism, while others who were on furlough are being let go. |
| 1:03.2 | We'll be hearing from some of them, as well as getting insights and guidance from our panel, who are. |
| 1:09.0 | Lauren Mystery, operations director at Youth Employment UK. |
| 1:13.1 | What does your organisation do? |
| 1:15.3 | Hi, Charmaine. |
| 1:16.2 | Youth Employment UK are a not-for-profit community interest company. |
| 1:20.0 | We were set up to tackle youth unemployment. |
| 1:22.0 | We do that by supporting young people 14 to 24 to kind of navigate their journey, give them employability skills |
| 1:29.7 | and support, as well as supporting employers to have better good youth employment practice. |
| 1:37.0 | And you said 14 to 24, how strict is that upper limit? We are not strict at all. We are free to |
| 1:43.0 | access and as I say, run not-for-profit. So if the |
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