Anonymous

Germany

Arbeitsuchend

I agree completely with this comment. I was made redundant at the end of 2004 and have subsequently achieved an MBA (with merit) after one year of full-time study. One year later I am still looking for a job in the IT sector and have had two interviews in the year after my studying.

Several agencies have commented that I have been out of work for too long, one agency has stated that as I live abroad I would not be able to obtain security clearance for Government jobs (I live in Germany, probably the most 'controlled' country in Europe... ID cards, registered addresses, very tightly regulated working regulations, etc) as the vetting service would not be able to trace my whereabouts since I left the UK.

I think that the problem with the skills crisis lies with the Recruitment agency business. The agents must achieve and the agencies must also achieve therefore it follows that where there is not a perfect match between the CV and the job specification then the prospective job seeker will not pass the first hurdle. Ergo there is a 'skills crisis'.