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01 October 2008Posted By: admin

Applying for jobs – are you impressed?

Over the last few months, young people about to leave full time education and those already available for work or training, have been making thousands of job applications to employers. In July alone, Connexions Central Vacancy Unit handled over 900 online application forms.
But it occurs to me that, with around 1000 young people on our current unemployed lists, are young people making the right impression?
Along with schools, Connexions offers support to young people with their job applications. We offer individual help and we’ve also developed resources to highlight “top tips” in completing application forms. BUT… we know young people don’t always get it right.
Have you had recent experience of receiving application forms from young people? Where do they go wrong? We’d welcome your views and how you think young people can improve their chances of getting a job.
This will help us to strengthen the advice we give to young people and give feedback to schools on what employers expect from young people.

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Connexions Nottinghamshire is the guidance service for all young people, who are aged 13 to 19 years in Nottinghamshire. Connexions Personal Advisers based in schools, colleges, youth centres and high street drop in 'one stop shops' offer young people advice on a range of subjects from careers, jobs and education to health, money and housing.

Connexions Nottinghamshire also offers a FREE recruitment service to employers who want to include 16-19 year olds in their recruitment.

We advertise your vacancies on our website, in schools and colleges and in our local Connexions centres. We can also advise you on:

We can also advise you on:

• recruitment timing
• training
• wages
• working hours

Want to find out more
Call: 0845 8508899
e: employer.vacancies@cnxnotts.co.uk

or visit the employer pages on
www.cnxnotts.co.uk

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