Editor’s note: This article was first published in July 2012. The agreement it reports, the LinkedIn page planned for September 2012, the more than 1,000 vacancies offered until the end of that year and the youth unemployment rate above 50% all reflect that time.
The professional network LinkedIn has signed a collaboration agreement in Spain with Experis, the ManpowerGroup brand that specialises in recruiting, selecting and managing specialist talent. The aim is to broaden the career opportunities of recent graduates, who are the future talent of Spanish companies.
The agreement includes training activities and information sessions at the country’s main universities and business schools, aimed at their students, to guide and advise them as they enter the job market. From September, students will have access to a dedicated page on LinkedIn with job-hunting tips, career guidance and job offers suited to their profile.
The problem today is the obstacles young people face in finding a job that matches their level of education. One in two young people in Spain is unemployed and, among those who do have a job, 43% are doing work that requires less training than they have, according to the report on youth unemployment presented by the International Institute for Family Studies, The Family Watch (TFW). LinkedIn and Experis hope this agreement will help turn the situation around.
Under the agreement, LinkedIn users will be able to turn to Experis’s specialist consultants, who will have advanced tools for advertising and filling more than 1,000 vacancies until the end of 2012. These will mainly be profiles such as structural design engineers or sales engineers in engineering; Java programmers and Windows/Unix systems technicians in new technologies; and trade marketing managers, bloggers or store managers in marketing and sales, among others.
Without a doubt, this is an excellent initiative by the two companies. Given the rather grim picture of Spain’s job market at the moment, with youth unemployment above 50%, any help will be welcome.
Featured image: Fundación General Universidad La Laguna from La Laguna, España, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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