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One of the striking things that career professionals notice is the number of young people in, or trying to get into, a career in film or broadcast media. The impression that this is a dream environment for so many is borne out by a visit to the BBC where the place is literally swarming with energetic, committed twenty and thirty year olds. But sadly there are far fewer media jobs than there are people to fill them, so getting a job is highly competitive and, for many, unachievable. Yet, with all this talent available, and with the UK economy in dire need of fresh impetus to drive it out of recession, are we being short sighted about the enthusiasm for media careers? (more…)

Earlier this week the government announced that it was overhauling Job Centres to make them more relevant to managerial and executive staff. Part of this strategy is to including co-opting recruitment consultants to help out. I have argued before that Job Centres are an outmoded institution; neither employers nor employees have faith in them and an overhaul needs to go far beyond drafting in unqualified sales people from the recruitment sector. But the underlying question is, should government be involved at all in the job market. And if so, how? (more…)