Job Seekers From Poorer Backgrounds Miss Opportunities
A study into more than 2,000 UK job seekers has showed that employers must refine their social mobility initiatives to achieve a fair recruitment process for all
An edtech startup called Forage, which provides free virtual job simulations, has looked into the social mobility challenges that the current generation is facing.
The report revealed a systematic failure in the finding and nurturing of talent. Despite a UK record high of 1.2 million job vacancies in the three months to November 2021, more than 50 percent of job seekers from low socioeconomic backgrounds said that they feel overlooked in the UK job market in comparison to their peers.
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