Those seeking a job are now facing stiffer competition from the younger generation. This essay will suggest that the main cause of this is high youth unemployment and propose free further education as a viable solution, followed by a reasoned conclusion.
The great depression of 2008 left a huge number of the world’s youth, particularly those between 18-25 years old, out of work. This has resulted in a massive number of people in this age bracket applying for every available job, whereas far fewer would have applied in the past. For example, in countries like Spain, Greece and Ireland, over 25% of young people find themselves without a job. However, it should be mentioned that most of them have little or no experience and therefore should pose no real threat to older people with lots of time on the job.
A possible solution to this problem is introducing universal third-level education. Free tertiary education would lift many of today’s young adults out of unemployment and put them back into the classroom, thus reducing the competition between young and old. Germany recently introduced this very measure and it has been shown to be an overwhelming success. Despite this, it is feared that there will be a glut of highly educated graduates in the future and this may only exacerbate the problem.
In summary, the financial crisis has not only led to millions of young people losing any hope of employment but also increased competition for jobs between generations. Governments should consider providing the youth of today with more opportunities for further study in order to ease this burden.
Those seeking a
job
are
now
facing stiffer competition from the younger generation. This essay will suggest that the main cause of this is high youth unemployment and propose free
further
education as a viable solution, followed by a reasoned conclusion.
The great depression of 2008
left
a huge number of the world’s youth,
particularly
those between 18-25 years
old
, out of work. This has resulted in a massive number of
people
in this age bracket applying for every available
job
, whereas far fewer would have applied in the past.
For example
, in countries like Spain, Greece and Ireland, over 25% of
young
people
find themselves without a
job
.
However
, it should
be mentioned
that most of them have
little
or no experience and
therefore
should pose no real threat to older
people
with lots of time on the job.
A possible solution to this problem is introducing universal third-level education. Free tertiary education would lift
many
of
today
’s
young
adults out of unemployment and put them back into the classroom,
thus
reducing the competition between
young
and
old
. Germany recently introduced this
very
measure and it has
been shown
to be an overwhelming success. Despite this, it
is feared
that there will be a glut of
highly
educated graduates in the future and this may
only
exacerbate the problem.
In summary, the financial crisis has not
only
led to millions of
young
people
losing any hope of employment
but
also
increased competition for
jobs
between generations.
Governments
should consider providing the youth of
today
with more opportunities for
further
study in order to
ease
this burden.