Nowadays more and more
people have to compete with young people for the same jobs.
What problems does this cause? What are some possible solutions?
This task 2 question was recently on
the academic paper and it caused big problems for most students. Many students
failed to do something crucial and received a much lower mark than they should
have.
Below are two essays. One answered the
question correctly and one did not. Can you tell which one answered the
question properly?
Answer 1
Those seeking a job are now facing
stiffer competition from the younger generation. This essay will suggest that
the main cause of this is high youth unemployment and propose free further
education as a viable solution, followed by a reasoned conclusion.
The great depression of 2008 left a
huge number of the world’s youth, particularly those between 18-25 years old,
out of work. This has resulted in a massive number of people in this age
bracket applying for every available job, whereas far fewer would have applied
in the past. For example, in countries like Spain, Greece and Ireland, over 25%
of young people find themselves without a job. However, it should be mentioned
that most of them have little or no experience and therefore should pose no
real threat to older people with lots of time on the job.
A possible solution to this problem is
introducing universal third-level education. Free tertiary education would lift
many of today’s young adults out of unemployment and put them back into the
classroom, thus reducing the competition between young and old. Germany
recently introduced this very measure and it has been shown to be an
overwhelming success. Despite this, it is feared that there will be a
glut of highly educated graduates in the future and this may only exacerbate
the problem.
In summary, the financial crisis has
not only led to millions of young people losing any hope of employment, but
also increased competition for jobs between generations. Governments should
consider providing the youth of today with more opportunities for further study
in order to ease this burden.(8.5)
Answer 2
Those seeking a job are now facing
stiffer competition from the younger generation. This essay will suggest that
the main problem this causes is higher poverty among older people and propose
lowering the retirement age as a possible solution, followed by a reasoned
conclusion.
Increased competition from today’s
youth has left many over 50s in poverty. If a young and old person apply for
the same job, it is often the case that the younger individual will have more
qualifications and may also be willing to work for less money, leaving many
seniors without work and ‘left on the scrapheap’. For example, a recent survey
showed that since the financial crisis in 2008, fuel and food poverty has
increased by 82% amongst the aged. Despite this, many of the older generation
own their own property and have large savings and therefore, are somewhat
insulated from these troubles.
The most viable answer would be to
drop the age of retirement. Most industrialised countries could afford to lower
this from 65 to 60, thus allowing millions of people to simply retire and be
looked after by the state. For instance, Finland recently decreased the
retirement age for all government employees to free up more jobs for their
graduates. However, this initiative may be very unpopular with the business
community, who would have to pay for many of these early retirements.
In summary, the increased rivalry
between young and old in the job market has resulted in the impoverishment of
many of our older citizens and countries should consider reducing the age of
retirement to solve this.(5.0)
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