With many students looking like they may finish their school
year early this year, there is already a number of people looking for work. The
main issue that school leavers are going to face is that there is likely to be
a lot more competition for jobs as lots of people have found themselves out for
work due to the lockdown situation.
As an employer, when you look to recruit a new member of staff you will need to
think carefully about what skills and experience they need to have if any. If
the job requires little skill and experience then you may decide to employ a
school leaver.
Some employers are reluctant to employ school leavers, thinking that they may
be unreliable and require too much time and resources to train them up as they
are not used to the work environment, but this is often far from the case. Many
young people who leave school to work want to find themselves a career and are
often willing to go above and beyond to prove themselves. You can also then
train them up in the way that you want them to work rather than have to try and
retain someone that is sued to working a different way for another company.