Newsbeat

Added: Wednesday, 18 November, 2009, 09:25 GMT 09:25 UK

Nope. I'm old and out of work.

What help is there for me?

Wumpus, Liverpool

Added: Tuesday, 17 November, 2009, 16:26 GMT 16:26 UK

There are jobs out there, it may be that they are not to your liking. You may sometimes have to swallow your pride and take a low paid job just to tide you over (employers would much rather see a CV that shows a potential candidate has done something, instead of sitting on their backside doing nothing) About 10 years ago, I got got an HND in IT....couldnt get a job , so found myself working in a factory earning £100 a week. Now got a good job in IT...took a while, but I got there

Dan, Kent

Added: Friday, 13 November, 2009, 15:31 GMT 15:31 UK

I graduated a year ago, from a good university and went directly into employment. Since then have not been 1 day out of work. I have had to look at a broader spectrum of positions, but have now been settled in my job for 6 months.

Many graduates find it difficult because they think a degree is enough. A degree doesnt make you "work ready" only work does that. Drinking for 3 years, doesnt qualify you for a job! Its the people who are consistently working, even volunteering, who will succeed.

Sarah-Louise, Milton Keynes

Added: Friday, 13 November, 2009, 13:05 GMT 13:05 UK

I am currently out of work and just turned 21. I have been unemployed for 2 and a half years now, just from not having enough experience to gain employment. I however, dont claim any benefits for being unemployed. I have been volunteering for 10 months now, in the hope of getting more experience or an oppurtunity to get onto the job ladder. No such luck. I think the government need to help ALL unemployed people more, not just the young ones or the ones who live off the government.

Ellen, N.E.Lincs

Added: Thursday, 12 November, 2009, 10:42 GMT 10:42 UK

My husband graduated university in July aged 38 he did degree in environment hazards science policy and management, ever since graduating he has been applying to big organisations looking for management. He has worked witin the nuclear industry but because he does not have the experience they require he can't get a job. He is now doing teachers assistant and going onto do his PGEC in Sept so not all people out of work are young. He has been out of work since July 09.

joanna thomas, preston

Added: Thursday, 12 November, 2009, 10:02 GMT 10:02 UK

I am 21 yrs old and am working at the moment, but due to the fall in trade in the pub industry my hours have unfortunatly dropped by roughly half. Being an assistant manager i'm really struggling to find full-time work in other pubs. The general work though in bristol is very hard to find due to (in my opinion) cabot circus opening, as the other shops in broadmead. I have been forced to live back at my family home as i cannot afford high rent costs in bristol. What can I do....???

Tom Carter, Bristol

Added: Thursday, 12 November, 2009, 02:14 GMT 02:14 UK

Are you young and out of work? "Not young...But out of work"

Have you had much luck? "No"

Have you recently been laid off? "No"

Should the government be doing more to help this age group? "Yes"

=Dennis Junior=

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Added: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 22:25 GMT 22:25 UK

what happens when the system does not work.?i feel bound to the system nevertheless i came to this world system-free, and now i am system-trapped.
so what are the rules?

rufusy netanyihad, arlinstown

Added: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 21:34 GMT 21:34 UK

Young people should realise from day one that no-one owes them a living. Experienced people can be highly competitive in the jobs market and that includes countering the threat from young upstarts taking their jobs away. They may be older but they are not stupid.

Alex, Southampton

Added: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 21:25 GMT 21:25 UK

I'm 21, recently graduated and work 3 jobs at the moment. One in a shop, one in a bar and one as an IT consultant. The jobs are out there if you look for them - you have to get yourself out of bed and get on with it.

Dan Hughes, England, EUROPE - Ha!

Added: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 21:23 GMT 21:23 UK

The Job Centre is useless. I was on jobseekers for about 3 weeks earlier this year and they did nothing to help me find work. They gave me leaflets and pointed me to their mediocre job search system.

The Jobseeker rules require you to do at least 3 things per week to show you're looking for work. That was a fraction of what I was doing before I even went to the job centre, and while I was there I heard people making excuses why they couldn't manage the 3 things but they got away with it anyway

Guy Flatley

Added: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 20:20 GMT 20:20 UK

Dear HYS

We get the point. Young people are out of work. Can we *please* have some different topics for discussion on the Newsbeat HYS instead of yet again reminding us all how we're out of work, inexperienced, in debt and desperate? We're already doing our best to grow up faster and get employed, and the relentless canvassing of our opinions and sob stories on this matter are not helping and are, for the most part, not interesting.

Cheers.

Kathryn Jones, Lancaster, United Kingdom

Added: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 20:10 GMT 20:10 UK

I am sure that many young people will never be able to earn enough to supoprt themselves. Ridiculous house prices and high rents are largely responsible.

Alex, Stoke

Added: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 20:02 GMT 20:02 UK

I appreciate that text messaging has resulted in a type of shorthand English but, reading many of the comments posted, it would appear that many young people are unable to spell, write in sentences, or use punctuation. Lack of basic skills will not impress prospective employers, especially at a time when there are many applicants for every job vacancy.

Anon

Added: Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 19:59 GMT 19:59 UK

Statistics once again. People are still flooding into the country from all over the world, the present unemployed on benefits are still breeding like rabbits - there is only so much work that needs done - if there are more people than jobs, you can't just make jobs to for the sake of it.

Doctor Sensible, edinburgh, United Kingdom