A study by the charity Education and Employers argues that young people could be earning an additional £2,000 by their mid-20s simply by being exposed to more careers talks.
It concludes that the earnings boost is greatest where pupils had talks at the age of 14 and found them “very helpful”. A pupil who experienced six such talks could expect to earn £2,000 more in today’s money by the age of 26.
In fact, overall earnings at age 26 were higher for every effective career talk experienced at ages 14 and 15.
The study takes into account other factors that influence earnings, such as economic status, academic ability and demographics.
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