YOUNG jobseekers and employers are on 'different planets' when it comes to job applications, employment chiefs have said.
Teenagers and twenty-somethings have unrealistic expectations when it comes to entering the world of work with many wanting to 'walk into their dream job', according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Many organisations are keen to recruit staff but say candidate applications are frequently in 'text speak' and interviewees are often late.
Meanwhile, others are unable to say why they want a specific job.
The news has raised fears that young people in the UK have an 'extremely limited' attitude to what they want to do with their lives outside of wanting to work in sport, the media or popular culture.
There are currently about 700,000 people aged between 16 and 24 who are out of work.
The Department for Education has said it is reforming the system to ensure young people are equipped with 'the skills employers want'.
Teenagers and twenty-somethings have unrealistic expectations when it comes to entering the world of work with many wanting to 'walk into their dream job', according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Many organisations are keen to recruit staff but say candidate applications are frequently in 'text speak' and interviewees are often late.
Meanwhile, others are unable to say why they want a specific job.
The news has raised fears that young people in the UK have an 'extremely limited' attitude to what they want to do with their lives outside of wanting to work in sport, the media or popular culture.
There are currently about 700,000 people aged between 16 and 24 who are out of work.
The Department for Education has said it is reforming the system to ensure young people are equipped with 'the skills employers want'.
