14Sep2015

The youth don’t know where to search for jobs

According to the 2013 official data of the Statistical Office of Serbia, 49, 4% of young people are unemployed. Unemployment, low life standard and lack of perspective are the greatest concern of youth, particularly in Serbia inland. For these reasons, young men and women often decide to leave the hometown or country.

Yet, a high number of youth lacks information about how to search for jobs in their hometowns. According to the survey conducted by the Youth Office in Leskovac, youth don’t even know where the National Employment Service (NES) branch office is, nor that the Office can provide advice to high school graduates or students how to find a job. Great number of youth is not registered with the NES and they are not informed about the purpose of the NES Center for Career Development. The Youth Office in Leskovac tries to overcome the problem by organizing trainings and workshops aimed at informing the youth about possibilities for job-finding.

Source: jugmedia.rs