Gap year ''may make young people more employable''
Tuesday, March 31, 2009A gap year can make a CV look more impressive and give young people the chance to figure out their vocation, according to the creator of gapyear.com
Tom Griffiths said that employers appreciated the fact candidates returning from a gap year had taken time to make an informed choice about what they want to do after leaving school.
"If you have done something interesting or valuable during a gap year - that is head and shoulders above those who have literally gone straight out of university," he added.
Mr Griffiths said that employers wanted to see evidence of initiative and life skills in potential employees and expeditions and gap years can demonstrate this.
He added that gap year travel could distinguish a CV from thousands of "bland" others.
Overseas travel can broaden young peoples'' horizons and widen their interest in learning and global development, according to a report by the Institute of Public Policy Research.
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