Strong A-level grades are important, but jobseekers must show both strong communication and people management skills if they are to succeed in the workplace, it has been claimed.
Kevin Green, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, has highlighted the fact many employers find that young people are not ready for the world of work.
He said that falling business confidence is a real threat for the UK's long-term economy, as a growing number of employers are unwilling to hire these individuals.
"If business confidence in young people drops even further and companies become to see young workers as a poor investment ill-suited to their needs, then tackling youth unemployment will be an impossible task," Mr Green said.
Earlier this week, Denise Taylor, career psychologist with amazingpeople.co.uk, suggested that apprenticeships are an excellent way for young people to develop a strong set of management skills that will prepare them for the job market.
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Of course employability skills are very important however strong A levels (or IB results) are required now for most subjects at university, and by employers if you want to apply to their non graduate schemes.
Quite. If you have good grades but bad communication skills you'll still get further than if you have good communication skills but poor grades.