Services should be provided to ensure that graduates struggling to find a job can still learn, develop, maintain and update their skills so as to not end up being left depressed, it has been stated. The recently-published Prince's Trust YouGov Youth Index 2010 found that 11 per cent of young people were driven to a life of drink and drugs as a result of being unemployed. Sarah Brennan, the chief executive of the national charity YoungMinds, feels that the psychological scars of being out of work could be healed if they were adequately supported through the depressing time. She said: "Lack of work not only means financial hardship, but the absence of structure and opportunities to socialise with work colleagues can create high levels of emotional distress. "Therefore services must be provided which focus on young peoples needs and provide support during these difficult times." Former students looking for any position, whether it be a graduate job in sales or a graduate placement, have been encouraged to make the most of the internet as a beneficial tool. Roy Murphy, co-author of Personal Reputation Management: Making the Internet Work for You, recently wrote for the Times that graduates could use social networking sites and blogs to their advantage if done in the right way.
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