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Neets 'lack skills needed for first jobs'

>"We know that if young people haven't got on to the first rung of the job ladder by 24, they will suffer the consequences for the rest of their lives," said Shaks Ghosh, chief executive of the Private Equity Foundation, which supports the report.

>"Some will never work. That's why this research is so shocking.

>"Many Neet young people face a Catch-22. They don't have the so-called 'soft skills' employers are looking for, but often the only opportunity to learn those skills is on the job," he said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18162433