英國年輕人就業難 態度是關鍵

Having a good work ethic is more important than skills in securinga first job, according to a new study.

一項新研究顯示，在應聘第一份工作時，良好的職業道德比工作技能更重要。

Eight in ten employers rated attitudes to work as important when recruitingfor 'entry level' posts, compared to just 38 per cent who named literacy and numeracy.

十分之八的僱主認爲在應聘“入門級”職位時，工作態度很重要，相比之下，只有38%的僱主認爲文化程度和運算能力很重要。

The report from the Centre for Social Justice think-tank comes just days after business leaders brandedmany British youngsters too lazy and ill-educated to compete for jobs.

英國智庫社會公正研究中心發佈這一報告數天前，曾有商界領袖批評許多英國年輕人太懶，教育程度太低，沒有就業競爭力。

They were responding to a plea from Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith’s to ‘give our young people a chance, and not fall back onlabour from abroad’.

這一評價迴應了工作和養老金部部長伊恩 鄧肯 史密斯提出的請求。史密斯希望“給英國的年輕人一個機會，不要依賴外來勞動力”。

The report found that poor work attitudes among the long-term jobless were the major barrier to tacklingunemployment.

報告發現，在那些長期失業的人羣中，惡劣的工作態度是他們解決失業問題的主要障礙。

It called for a fourth 'R' - responsibility - to be added to schools' traditional core subjects of reading, writing and arithmetic.

研究認爲，應該把第四個R，即責任感（Responsibility），加入到學校的傳統核心課程（閱讀、寫作和算數）中去。

Asked why they turned downapplicants for unskilled jobs in sectors like catering, manufacturing and retailing, 62 per cent of employers cited 'poor work attitude and ethic'.

當飲食業、製造業和零售業等領域的僱主們被問及爲什麼不僱傭一些求職者從事那些非技術性工作時，62%的僱主稱是因爲他們的“工作態度和職業道德欠佳”。

Bosses blamed 57 per cent on 'poor presentation', compared to just 29 per cent who complained of lack of academic skills.

57%的老闆們將求職者的失敗歸咎於“表現太差”，而只有29%的老闆們抱怨求職者學識不夠。

'Entry level' jobs of this kind make up about one-third of the total UK workforce of 27 million, but many are taken by migrant workers, said the report.

該報告稱，英國大約有三分之一的勞動力（2700萬）從事的都是這種“入門級”的工作，但是許多這種工作崗位都被外來勞動力佔據了。Around 80 per cent of the jobs created under Labour went to migrant workers, and official figures suggest the figure has risen since the coalition government took power last year.

勞動部製造的就業機會約有80%被外來勞動力得到了，官方數據顯示，自從聯合政府去年掌權以來，這一數字還提高了。

The CSJ report said: 'Many employers told us that they believe students should leave education 'work ready' and that currently too many students fall short.

社會公正研究中心的報告稱：“許多僱主告訴我們說，他們認爲學生在離開學校時就應該‘爲工作做好準備’，但現在太多學生都無法滿足要求。

'Timekeeping, self-awareness, confidence, presentation, communication, teamwork and an ability to understand workplace relationships are too often below the standard required, particularly in younger jobseekers.

“在守時、自覺、自信、表現、交流、團隊合作和對職場關係的理解力這些方面，許多求職者都不符合要求，特別是一些年輕的求職者。

'The education system needs to also focus on the fourth R, responsibility, enabling young people to take greater ownership over their future, to seek out the information that they need to make the right choices now, and to understand how their decisions today are likely to affect their future.'

“教育體制需要加強責任感（R）教育，讓年輕人對自己的未來能有更大的自主權，找到他們現在做出正確選擇所需的信息，讓他們理解自己今天做出的決定會如何影響自己的未來。”