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Last updated: Friday 21 Aug 2009 |
1XTRA NEWS: THE REAL TALK OF THE STREETS |
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 You've either got your exam results or are about to get them. You've finished with education and aren't going to university, so what's the next step? In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions With the country in recession, it's harder than ever to get a job. The number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETS) is set to hit the million mark this year and at least 50 graduates are going after one job. In our documentary The Next Step - Ross, 21, tells us: "People with more experience are more valuable but that makes it hard for people who are trying to get into the job market" Yet it's not all doom and gloom... 18-year-old Shakira is optimistic: "People are still hiring and you can even go abroad because the world's your oyster" Iain Wright, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for 14-19-year-old Reform and Apprenticeships says: "Young people are going to change this country's destiny, it's as important as that." So what about you? For advice and information check out the Radio 1 exams site |
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 We want know your experiences - what are you going to do next? Maybe you've already got a place at university or an exciting trainee opportunity - tell us about it? Or are you struggling to find work or having to take anything going - how's it affecting you?
Georgia Cobb
Tom USA
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