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"   Unemployment rates are scary for any young people looking for work right now but today we&amp;#039;re hearing that many young British workers lack the &amp;#039;get up and go&amp;#039; shown by youngsters abroad who have more work experience. This has led to many job positions being awarded to overseas candidates rather than British students. HOW TO GET WORK EXPERIENCE IN JOURNALISM Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the number of British workers fell by 208,000 last year and that the number of unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds has hit over a million. &amp;quot;Companies need employees with the right mix of skills,&amp;quot; says John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, &amp;quot;Almost two-thirds of businesses tell us they are unable to find the skilled workers they need in the UK.&amp;quot; GET YOUR DREAM JOB A recent poll which included big businesses such as HSBC and Santander, found that many young people turned up for interviews without &amp;#039;vital employability skills&amp;#039; such as punctuality and a &amp;#039;general can-do&amp;#039; attitude. John Longworth feels too many youngsters have been failed by an education system which has not produced enough work-ready students. Chris Grayling on the other hand, thinks it&amp;#039;s simply because students are facing a lot of competition from those who have gone and got themselves some experience. Phil MaCabe, form the Forum of Private Business, supports this argument commenting on students attitudes towards work, &amp;quot;It is as if some people with a degree think they are too important to start at the bottom.&amp;quot; BEST INTERVIEW TIPS "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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