With the difficult economic environment worldwide, it has been an uneasy task for graduates of secondary schools to find jobs. With different channels of job seek; there are still quite, rT 0 couldn’t find a suitable job ot staying long. You, as the career consultant jof your school, suggest measures that can help the school leavers in a few aspects. SYackjn ‘The world is now suffering a stage of economic downturn. In this age of information, e wi ar badly affected by the niormation, those who are poorly educated are badly a the ‘economic environment. This is particularly true in today’s Hong Kong, driven by a knowledge-based szonom (ii jobs, like the administrative positions sitting in a) the high offices, require felatively higher qualification and even special skills. A university degree makes a standout from Form $ graduates in general jobs hunt, let lo) {hat can help the school leaves ficult alone the high paid job: Cflectivenesghjs taken into. account, academ “Platforms and bu: om to find better jobs. to re-build their Selfesteem in ord ak foto Ve V fF ZS anf THe provision of further ties can give them 2 Fig There sone constant, ( Subvival the fittest. It is true in societies. Graduates from university have higher qualifications than early school leavers, who simply fail to mect the prerequisites of jobs with good prospect. Even if they manage to cross the entry barrier, may it be the language efficiency or reading capability, comparing to those degree holders, secondary graduates may not be educated or skillful enough in offer values to the employers. Hence, through providing further studies, for instance, the encouragement to join the Youth Pre-employment Training Programme or Yijin Project provided. by the government, they can gear up with basic and specific working skills before competing in the job market. It is believed that, ifthe kids are armed with the right skills, a surer and higher suceess rate in getting an appropriate job can be attained. Graduates fom secondary schools are usually the first time to seek work; they are 50 green to the market that they may not know much about ways of job hunts, They may FSD not be able to adapt to the any changes in lives as well. Therefore, our school, as a middleman, can contact some companies to provide spare positions to the students and arrange exhibitions about available posi ns for them. Not only can they have a chance of getting a job, but they can also have a chance of gaining the experience of real interviews. Through understanding different expectations in different industries, candidates can be prudent in choosing the right field and the starting position to apply for. With better preparation and consideration, it is eusier for them to get the right joband sustain in the position. FER, [Comore reonsities ean sometimes_mean orang Cnet tor] ‘youn; usters, (Work experience is a frequent consideration before employment, which most students graduated from secondary schools lack. Employers welcome helpful employees who have abundant work experience and techniques. They are expected to make the maximized profits for the company no matter how difficult the economic environment can be. It is significant for us to provide our students with a certain degree of work experience before they are kicked out. To this end, our school can take 1m enterprises, sending our students there 10 work as an intem for a period of time, This measure can let the the initiative and cooperate with some small to m students taste the hardship of work and help them improve their Adversity Quotient, to leam in different environments. Hopefully, they can have higher bargaining powers in the fierce market. hand to train this group of new powers is the pivot to future success of Hong Kong. Therefore, we, as their seniors, should shed some lights on them and guide them to choose the most suitable jobs for themselves. We should carry our responsibilities to help them face challenges in lives, make the best of the trough in economy. @ nok Stitt New Cee Che faa — Tepe sex perl eeppertad bry 2¢p' a tseer, bry vat & Tha quieter 1s dealt wel Cheryl (Co-shacs mistabes ae os et (ato-s el p= marks oe