Money Box Money Box Live: Starting Out
Mar 18, 2026
Lizzie Crowley, a skills adviser at the CIPD, and Barry Fletcher, chief executive of the Youth Futures Foundation, discuss youth job challenges. They explore why youth unemployment is rising and how employers are responding. They cover practical routes into work like apprenticeships, subsidised roles and volunteering. They also examine recruitment tools, degree choices and barriers faced by care leavers.
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Matthew's 350 Applications And No Interviews
- Matthew applied for about 350 jobs since leaving university and mostly got no responses or automated rejections.
- He reports depression and inability to move out, illustrating the personal toll of prolonged job-search failure.
Use Specialist Recruiters And Government Programmes
- Try specialist graduate recruiters and government-funded programmes with guaranteed interviews like sector-based academies and skills bootcamps.
- Lizzie Crowley suggests these routes can connect graduates to employers beyond generic online job sites.
Tailor Keywords To Beat Applicant Filters
- Tailor your CV and application keywords to match the job advert exactly so algorithms and recruiters pick you up.
- Lizzie Crowley: mirror phrases like 'stakeholder management' rather than using alternative wording.