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Parents are in the Dark about Their Children’s Career Options


Posted by
Michalis Michael

School-leavers turn mainly to their parents for careers advice but half of mums and dads feel they don’t have sufficient knowledge to offer guidance, studies have shown. According to an Ernst & Young (EY) research, most children (42%) initially discuss future job options at home, followed by 26% who look for advice online and 17% who speak to careers advisors.

More importantly, in a separate study from EY which questioned 1,000 parents with children between 15 and 25, nearly half (48%) of the respondents said they did not fully understand the options available to their children after A-Levels. Besides, 54% of parents said they did not fully understand the long term implications for their children's careers.

Parents are Concerned About University Fees

In addition, 78% of mums and dads expressed concern about the prohibitive cost of higher education as university fees promise to leave graduates with thousands of pounds of debt, while youth unemployment remains at 20% despite recently falling by 1 percentage point. This may explain why such a high proportion of parents (79%) told the study they were worried their children would struggle to find a job after graduation.

Most parents (56%) also felt that helping their children to make career choices was more stressful than moving home or job.

The survey also revealed a difference in perception between parents and employers in the value of going to university. EY’s survey found that while 89% of parents regard a degree as the main benefit of going to university, almost all employers (98%) felt that students who had completed work experience were the most valuable recruits for their organisation.

Parents ‘Push’ Children Towards Careers

Despite parents’ ignorance about their children’s career options, findings by British Glass uncovered that six in ten parents admit to trying to push their child down a particular career route. Parents are trying to convince their offspring to follow in their footsteps, wanting the best for them and preventing them from making the same mistakes they did.

27% of parents admit they just come out and tell their child exactly what they want them to do. Almost four in ten have even rowed with their children because they were trying to talk them into something or they were making a decision they didn’t agree with.

The study also found that one in five parents are more likely to try and influence their daughters’ choices, compared to just 13% who heap more pressure on their sons.

The head of student recruitment at Ernst & Young, Julie Stanbridge, argued that “Every parent wants to give their children the best possible start in life and they naturally feel the weight of responsibility that comes with helping them make the right decision at a crossroads in their education”. She then went to add that “As employers, it’s vital that we help to bridge the gap, to ensure parents, schools and students are armed with the information they need to make an informed decision”.

Finally, the studies cited indicate that parents are not adequately armed with all the information they need to give their children proper career advice. Parents fear failing their children with ill-informed jobs advice because they don’t have a comprehensive understanding of the educational and career options available in the market.

Perhaps this is the reason why parents urge their children to follow their career paths, and are hesitant to provide them with the freedom to choose another career route which in the parents’ view might not guarantee job security, prosperity, etc.

Bright Job Prospects in IT and Finance Sectors


Posted by
Michalis Michael


The IT and Finance sectors in the UK expect a boom in recruitment during the first half of 2014. Findings published by the leading specialised recruitment consultancy, Robert Half UK, revealed that senior executives plan to increase or maintain existing staff levels over the next six months. This is a hopeful sign for professionals across the financial services industry as well as those employed in the technology and accountancy professions, as these sectors increasingly gain momentum.

The Growth in Financial Services

90% of senior executives in the financial services industry were confident in their company's growth prospects, compared with 75% this time last year.

More than four in ten (41%) senior financial services executives are planning to recruit new permanent, professional-level staff within the next six months, with a further 53% maintaining current levels. When asked for the top three reasons behind planned increases in the number of permanent financial services professionals, nearly two-thirds (63%) cited new projects/ initiatives as their top priority for hiring. This was followed by new market pe*******on (61%) and product or service expansion (34%).

Hiring within accounting and finance will remain relatively buoyant in the first half of 2014, with more than one in three (36%) CFOs expecting hiring increases and over half (55%) filling vacated positions. The key motivation for hiring for accounting and finance professionals remains rising workloads with new projects/initiatives (71%) leading the charge, followed by new market pe*******on (55%) and product or service expansion (38%).

Financial Services Executives Plan to Hire in the Following Areas:

Accounting and finance: 72%

Operations support: 69%

Risk: 33%

Revenue generating: 31%

Compliance: 23%

Skills in Demand

• ACAs from small/mid-sized practices

• Broad accounting experience

• IFRS 9 experience

• Specific product knowledge

Positions in Demand

• Fund and regulatory accountants

• Management information/financial planning and analysis

• Financial accountants

• Newly qualified accountants

• Graduates with 12–18 months’ experience

Tech Industry

As for the technology industry, it is evident that more than a quarter (27%) of leaders plan to add new IT positions to their workforce during the first six months of 2014, with six in 10 (63%) filling vacated positions. When asked how confident they are in their own company’s growth prospects in the forthcoming year, a net 75% of executives admitted they were either very or somewhat confident, with a net 76% saying they were confident in the UK’s economic prospects in the forthcoming year.

Looking at the top reason for increasing headcount, over half (54%) of IT executives selected new projects/initiatives as the main reason, followed by product or service expansion (46%) and IT risk and security (39%).

Skills and Positions in Demand

Developers – predominantly C #, Java
Data analysts and developers – SQL, SQL Server in big data roles
Infrastructure analysts and server engineers – Virtualization experience

VMWare Certified Professionals (VCP)
IT support analysts – Microsoft Support Certifications (MCSE, MCITP)
Network engineers – Cisco Certifications (CCNA/CCNP)
Project managers
IT security and information risk analysts/managers – CISSP and CISA certified
On the whole, those in the IT and finance sectors undoubtedly have one of the strongest job prospects in the UK job market as financial and IT executives are upbeat in the idea of increasing staffing levels. It seems that demand outweighs supply in particular areas as many firms aspire to attract the market’s most sought-after professionals to meet competition.

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