70% of Young People Say Their Peers Are Stuck in 'No Experience, No Job' Cycle

70% of Young People Say Their Peers Are Stuck in 'No Experience, No Job' Cycle

HAVANT, England, January 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    70% of young adults know someone who has been frustrated by the phrase "get some
experience and come back" from potential employers according to new research. One in two
adults have been caught in the trap themselves and felt as frustrated when they left
school.

    Nearly 80% of adults say that young people are more likely to get their first job more
easily if they can prove they have hands-on experience, revealing a vicious cycle that
needs to be broken, according to the research's sponsors.

    The study, carried out by One Poll for Advanced Resource Managers (ARM), also found
that 70% of adults said that work experience should feature more heavily in the school
curriculum.

    Lynda Ennis, International Director from ARM, said: "Young people need to make
themselves stand out from the crowd by identifying practical things to do that they can
show a potential employer; this starts at school. Simple steps taken early on can set
someone up for life and give them the edge over other candidates for the same job.
Companies such as ours have a role to play in providing outlets for young people to
showcase their abilities."

    The Designing Tomorrow competition, recently launched nationally by ARM, is an example
of how young people can start to build their CV at a young age. It encourages young people
from local schools across the UK to demonstrate their graphic design abilities on an
international scale. The competition underlines the growing quality of graphic design in
the UK. ARM Marketing Manager Simon Withers added: "Designing Tomorrow provides all
entrants with physical examples of how they apply themselves to a national brand. The
winner will have the opportunity to see their design used in an international marketing
campaign. You can't get much more hands on that that. And what a way to build a reputation
that will excite potential employers."

    Designing Tomorrow has been devised with the Design & Technology, ICT and Business
Studies curricula in mind. Teachers can register their school until January 2013 at
http://www.arm.co.uk/designingtomorrow, where they can gain access to online
materials. The prize giving ceremony will be held at the Gaydon Headquarters of Aston
Martin Lagonda Limited in early April.

    For more information about Designing Tomorrow please contact: Neil Fullbrook,
CadencePR on +44(0)207-043-8847 or email neil@thecadenceteam.com

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