Companies are unlikely to hire candidates who do not have experience. A recent job study by Jacqueline Malagon for the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) says that the deficiencies affecting young people are: poor academic qualifications, lack of experience, weakness in desired skilled, weakness in leadership and managerial skills, and distortion between what was learned in school and what is needed in practice, as reported in Diario Libre.
A news story today says that 32.17% of young jobseekers are between the ages of 15 and 24. The report says that the youth unemployment rate is up from 30.5% in 2012.
Unemployment rates decline as people get older. The rate for the 25-29 age group is 18.34%, while it is 12.34% for people between the ages of 30 and 35, and 8.07% for the over-35s, according to the study.
www.diariolibre.com/economia/2014/03/17/i528051_primer-empleo-camino-lleno-obstculos-para-los-jvenes.html