There has become a threat of a lost generation of graduates

Britain’s businesses face losing a generation of graduates unless certain procedures are put in place.

Employers are been called upon to provide more things like internships and training programmes to improve the current prospects for graduates in a stagnated job market. A survey of human resources directors by OfficeTeam has found that most HR directors are worried about the lack of entry level jobs and too few internships during this period of high unemployment.

OfficeTeam believe that this could create a skills shortage and a follow on affect for people at high levels unable to get a promotion because of a shortage of appropriately skilled employees to fill their previous position.

However only a 20% of HR directors expect educational funding cuts and rising tuition fees to have a negative effect on graduate’s job prospects. Non surprisingly HR directors from the public sector organisations are most concerned during the current economic climate, with two thirds saying that this will have a negative affect on graduates job prospects.

Phil Booth, director of OfficeTeam’s UK operations, said: “There have been a number of situational changes in the UK that many see as directly impacting new graduates’ chances of gaining employment.

“It’s imperative that employers create opportunities for graduates to ensure we avoid a lost generation of talent that will impact the modern workforce for years to come.”

Source: Pareto.co.uk, Monday 12th September 2011