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Nine out of ten young people who aren't in employment, education or training want to work, but a third of them believe that they will never be given the chance.

A survey by lecturers' union UCU showed the cost youngsters were paying by dropping out of society, with more than a third (37%) saying that they rarely leave the house, a third experiencing depression and 15% reporting that they had mental health problems.

Have you just graduated or are about to? Struggling to know what to do next, and where to start looking for work?

This is a difficult time for those who haven't prepared their next move before they left university, but help is at hand.

Two articles published today could help.

Recent graduate Libby Page in The Guardian has written about the fears she has, and what she is thinking of doing next.

British Gas has announced plans to create 1,000 new skilled jobs for young unemployed people over the next three years.

The jobs will be created through a partnership between leading environment charity Global Action Plan, British Gas and Accenture, the management consultancy.

The plan follows a recent report by the Work Foundation which found that, since the start of the recession, youth unemployment in the UK has risen faster than any other G8 nation.

UnemployedNet supports The Mirror's Get Britain Working campaign.

The Mirror has moved on to looking at work in Information Technology (IT) - computers by another name. So if you want a job in this big growth area, take a look at the great advice below.