Future of Work

To close the skills gap, we shouldn't forget the need for soft skills

Nils Westerlund of Sweden, Sofia Braendstroem of Sweden, Alessandro Contini of Italy and Emma Rose of Britain (R-L) of the HowDo start-up attend a production meeting at their office at the Wostel co-working space in Berlin March 18, 2013. Europe must urgently tackle youth unemployment, the French, German and Italian governments said May 28, 2013, urging action to rescue an entire generation who fear they will not find jobs. Some 7.5 million Europeans aged 15-24 are neither in employment nor in education or training, according to EU data. Youth unemployment in the EU stood at 23.6 percent in January, more than twice as high as the adult rate. Picture taken March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - RTX103SF

In Europe, 5.6 million young people are unemployed. Image: REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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