active citizens combating youth unemployment jobnet international conference november, 2013

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Active citizens combating youth unemployment

JOBNET International conference

November, 2013

LEADING IN THE HUMAN AGE

ManpowerGroup | Friday, April 21, 2023Source: ManpowerGroup’s “Leading in the Human Age: Why an era of certain uncertainty requires new approaches in the World of Work” 2013 Future Forces

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THIS…



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Пазар на труда и умения за заетост



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Eras defined by the raw materials people bent to their will:

•Stone Age

•Bronze Age

•Iron Age

Eras defined by the domains people conquered with ever-increasing technology:

•Industrial Age

•Space Age

•Information Age

Era defined by the ingenuity of individuals and of the community:

•Human Age

The World Is Experiencing A New Reality

Evolution



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The Human Age Ecosystem Continues to Evolve

Future Forces

• The employment ecosystem – employers, educators, government and individuals and Macro-economic forces are growing stronger and more intertwined, pushing and pulling in different directions until they become impossible to separate – like a Gordian Knot.

The only certainty is uncertainty



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The issue

1,85 million unfilled jobs vs. high unemployment/ 24%/

At the same time in UK:

Vacancies rise at sharpest rate since 2007. Candidate availability at lowest for 6 years.



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• Talent, as capital once was, is becoming the scarce resource in the economic world.– A nation or corporation’s means of

attracting, mobilizing and liberating talent is a key competitive differentiator.

• Human potential is a major agent of economic growth.– How to unleash and then leverage that

potential is a key question organizations need to answer.

Talent is emerging as the new “it” factor.

Again the issue:



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Kids of the new generation

• No ready-made models and recipes• Every one can find or create a dream job, i.e.

no more strengths and weaknesses• The most important task- to provoke them to

show their skills and abilities



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Myths that doesn't work:

• A lifetime job• Job as per the specialisation/Работа по

специалността• Career development= climbing a stairs• Successful= happy• 9 to 5 job• Making mistakes is dangerous



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What do employers look for?(yesterday, today and most probably tomorrow too)

• Adaptive to change • Creative thinking• Effective communication• Team work• Independence• Ready to learn• Combination of skills



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Учене през целия живот

Yesterday:Skilling

Today: Upskilling

Tomorrow: Multiskilling



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Example: Economic Evolution- Requiring New Skills

• A lack of hard and soft skills among today’s youth is intensifying a global talent shortage.

• Visit the Research Center to access Youth Papers: http://manpowergroup.com/research/research.cfm

Jobless Youth



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What are the benefits when you work as:

• Bartender/ waiter• Babysitter• Pizza delivery• Shop assistant

Неквалифициран трудДа го описваме ли и как?

Every experience matters!



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What are the benefits?

• Working habits• Portfolio, experience• Social and team experience• Knowledge, skills, culture• Useful contacts• Information• Professional orientation• New ideas



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Explore opportunities

• Consider new sources of job related information- agency work

• Career centers/ job centers• Internship programs• Apprenticeship• “Market yourself”



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The Challenge:

Creating Enough Jobs for All Young People Who Seek Employment



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How Policy makers Can Boost Youth Employment

Positive interventions should focus on several key areas:•Jobs: ensuring that enough good jobs exist for young people who seek them; Pro-Growth policies to enable job creation; promotion of entrepreneurship•Skills: teaching young people how to identify opportunities, align their interests with market needs, and acquire relevant skills that will let them succeed in sustainable careers Information initiatives to improve skills market functioning Better career guidance and more flexible access to training More use of youth- friendly technology for information and service delivery•Experience: overcoming practical barriers to initial workforce entry by young people Apprenticeship programs, school-to-work programs, services for out of school youth Employer partnerships to ensure access to real jobs•Impact: identifying interventions that work, and scaling them up so that their impact matches the magnitude of the challenge, while their cost matches available funding Creating national youth development strategies Program documentation, monitoring and evaluation Establishing clear impact goals and providing a comprehensive range of services and solutions

http://www.manpowergroup.com/wps/wcm/connect/d2ef580f-8cea-4e22-afcb-495998121435/How_Policymakers_Can_Boost.pdf?MOD=AJPERES



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THANK YOU!

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