What great feedback from the last student session of the school year! Dale really enjoyed delivering his final 'in-school' student session of this academic year at St Thomas The Apostle College in Peckham....his first visit there. 3 workshops on LinkedIn, helping students optimise their profiles and start sharing the incredible achievements. All the students are now out on work experience placement, hopefully remembering to get some photos 📸 for their LinkedIn post....and ma

A busy day with over 100 new LinkedIn profiles set up! So that's.... 👍 100+ new alumni attached to their school account 👍 100+ easy-to-find relatable and inspirational future careers speakers. 👍 100+ contacts to help source future work experience opportunities 👍 100+ young people who can now start developing a network to guide, inspire and support them.

📸 Here’s a snapshot from last week at one of Dale's favourite sessions of the year - a LinkedIn workshop at Bishop's Stortford College. Around 100 students took part across two sessions, most of who had already set up a Linkedin account....so we were able to spend the majority of our time optimising their LinkedIn profiles, sharing content, and making meaningful connections, rather than starting from scratch. The engagement was fantastic!

It was a super-busy half term….here’s what it looked like: Just under 1000 miles 🚙 + one train journey 🚆 = busy 6 weeks. One more half-term to go…….and I can’t wait to get started.

We're proud to share an inspiring success from Project 13, an initiative delivered by My Great First Job with funding from Aspire Higher. Running across 20 schools in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, Project 13 offers hands-on workshops and one-to-one coaching to help young people successfully apply for Higher and Degree Apprenticeships. 🌟 Meet Ruby, a student from Kingswood School in Corby, who has just secured a Degree Apprenticeship!

Throughout the programme, Kimberley Ellis brought energy, curiosity, and commitment to every stage of the application journey. We had the pleasure of supporting Kim as she: 💻 Crafted a strong CV 🔗 Set up and optimised her LinkedIn profile 💪 Prepared hard for her interviews 📣 Practised and refined a key presentation she was asked to deliver Kim is a brilliant example of what it looks like when a student brings their 'A' game and positivity to the process.

It's A Wrap at The Ferrers School, Corby Technical School and Daventry 6th Form! Monday and Tuesday saw the final 'Project 13' sessions being delivered at three secondary schools - all thanks to funding from Aspire Higher. 👩🏻‍💻 CV's have been written 🚀 Personal Branding sessions have added extra content 💪 Interviews are getting lined up to be SMASHED 🔗 LinkedIn profiles are being set up to share their stories Around 30 year 13 students from these schools joined the pro

This time last year, Yanis Balan was studying for his A Levels and exploring alternatives to full-time university, with the support of My Great First Job and our Higher/Degree Apprenticeship mentoring programme - Project 13. Fast forward to today - he's a Digital Tech Degree Apprentice at Ricoh UK, and in his own words, he’s "living what was my dream in Year 13." Not only is Yanis thriving in his new career, but he's already giving back. 👏👏

My Great First Job achievements so far in 2025 🤯 25% of 2025 has already passed! I had a message from a 6th Form student who reminded me...