The myths we’ve been brought up to believe about how a good qualification will lead to a good job have been blown away by the harsh reality of the labour market.<\/p>\n
This is particularly vivid at the moment when many young people will be taking their exams. How can you be motivated when it’s who you know that gives you a better chance of accessing the most powerful professions and how much you can grit your teeth which determines how long you’ll stay exploited in precarious jobs.<\/p>\n
One of the areas we’ve been looking at on how young people\u00a0make a living<\/a>, is how important they feel traditional expectations are – from getting a good degree, stable job, buy their own house, ec – and what they really want to aspire towards.<\/p>\n This spoken word video by\u00a0@sulibreaks<\/a>\u00a0sums up what’s going on in many people’s heads. Take it away..
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