Youth%20Unemployment%20in%20the%20Czech%20Republic

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Youth Unemployment in the Czech Republic

• Mila Larionova, Sofiya Yudenko, Elizaveta
  Nechaeva

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• We are entering the era of youth
  unemployment, which, if left unaddressed, will
  put a brake on economic growth around the world,
  and will fundamentally change the way we approach
  workforce challenges.
• Jean Charest, Premier
  of Quebec, World Economic Forum Global Talent
  Risk Report, 2011.

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Total unemployment and youth
unemployment (below 25) rates in the Czech
Republic compared to the EU-27 and Germany
(percentage).
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2004-2008

• Steady economic growth
• Low level of unemployment
• 8.3 in 2004 to 4.4 in 2008

Czech Republic was a benchmark for youth
employment
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Youth unemployment in the Czech Republic grew
rapidly, from 9.9 in 2008 to 16.7 in 2009. It
reached 18.1 in 2011
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Central Bohemia Region on the map of Czech
Republic
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Gender distribution of respondents
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Age distribution of respondents
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Students qualification
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Work experience
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Way of getting a job
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Possible reasons of unemployment in the country
from the viewpoint of young people
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What could be best practices applied in practice
in viewpoint of young people
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Interviews

• 5 groups of interviewed people
• Unemployed youth
• Employed young people
• NGO representatives
• Labor market experts
• Business sector representatives

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• We have so much knowledge that in fact means
  nothing, but we dont have any qualification
• Katerina,
  unemployed

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Previous Employment
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• Mostly companies dont even invite people for
  interviews. They are receiving hundreds of CVs
  for one position
• 
  Alina, employed

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NGO interviewees

• Orientation on social services
• Main firms in region offer only low-paid jobs
• - Work on
  12 hour shifts
• - Low
  wages
• - Manual
  workload
• Young people flew to bigger cities (Prague, Kolin)

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• Young people live in their ideal world for a
  long time and they are not ready for the hard
  reality
• Tatiana Bastianova
  
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  expert, APIS Nymburk

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Important skills

• Making good CV
• Developing presentation skills
• Good manners (punctuality, language, etiquette)
• Being active

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Business representatives

• High salary expectations
• Insufficient self-management
• Low job-specific experience
• More willing to explore different opportunities
  before settling
• Lower opportunity cost for resigning

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Best practices
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Trade Union
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Škoda Auto
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This school offers above all

• Employability of graduates
• Relevant professional experience
• Participation of experts in teaching ŠKODA AUTO

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Bachelor Degree Graduates
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Master Degree Graduates
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Grant program ŠKODA AUTO 2013
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• Thank you for attention!