The document provides information for Generation Y individuals born in the 1990s about their path from school to university to employment, noting the high youth unemployment rate in Spain and stressing the importance of developing employability skills beyond one's degree, such as internships abroad, to improve career opportunities. It encourages exploring opportunities outside one's home country to expand career possibilities and gain experience in the face of limited job prospects domestically.
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Unemployability Spain
1. GENERATION Y
Did you born in the 90s ?
This is what you have to know
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9. Employability in Spain in 2011
Unemployed in Spain is 5.273.600*1
Unemployment rate 22,85%*1
Youth unemployment rate 48,61%*2
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10. Evolution of unemployment in Spain
Comunidadad 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Catalu単a 6,95 6,6 6,55 9 16,25 17,75 18,06
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13. but we have a list of solutions
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14. 1. Be more competent
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15. What you have to know ?
A DEGREE IS NOT ENOUGH
揃 You can't rely on your degree alone to automatically open doors after you
graduate. It will certainly unlock doors - in other words it will make you
eligible to apply for jobs that specify "must be a graduate"
揃 It is likely that you will be competing for this job with a number of other
graduates who are equally well-qualified academically.
NOTHING IS CERTAIN
揃Theworldofworkisinastateofcontinualchange.
揃Yourcareertodaymayinvolvemovingbetweenanumberofdifferentjobfunctions
andemployers.
揃Thosejobsandemployersarethemselveslikelytochangeanddevelopduringthe
timeyouareemployedinthem.
THINK AHEAD
揃Inparallelwithyourstudies,youshouldaimtodevelopskillsthatwillbeofhelpto
youinyourfuturecareer
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16. What do you need?
Employability skills
Employability has been defined as "the capability of getting and keeping
satisfactory work".
Employability skills"Asetofachievements,understandingsandpersonalattributes
thatmakeindividualsmorelikelytogainemploymentandtobesuccessfulintheir
chosenoccupations".
Other factors
揃 Knowledge and abalities relating to a particular job;
揃 Ability to identify suitable job opportunities;
揃 Self-presentation
揃 External factors such as the job market and personal circumstances.
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17. 2. The world is something more than
Tarragona
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18. Why not to do an Erasmus ?
Why not to do a Summer University ?
Why not to do an internship abroad ?
Why not to work abroad for some years ?
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19. If you are interested we have
here
something to communicate you
and maybe in some months
you will be
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