Session on Personal Branding to Year 12 students at E-ACT Ousedale School School in Newport Pagnell. The focus? Helping students think about what they can do this summer to strengthen 💪 their university or degree apprenticeship applications. What really stood out for Dale was the number of students who stayed behind afterwards to chat about things that could help their applications stand out for specific careers. It’s was so encouraging to see that level of personal commitm

My Great First Job had the privilege of supporting a group of dedicated Careers Leaders from schools across the Creative Education Trust. We explored: 🔗 LinkedIn for Students and Educators 💡 Ideas for Engaging Parents in Careers Work 📣 Sharing Information with Students about Available Opportunities What we learned was just how tirelessly these Careers Leaders are working.... often juggling full teaching timetables alongside developing careers programmes that truly make a

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.

I had the privilege of delivering a session at Bosworth Independent School....and what a wonderful experience it was! The unexpected highlight? The group was made up of students from 15 different nations: 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇲🇴 Macau, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇻🇳 Vietnam, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan… and of course, 🇬🇧 Great Britain.

We know that a whole bunch of you are interested in Higher/Degree Apprenticeships in Accountancy and Finance…..so here’s a resource that could make life a little bit easier for you. 😊

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. 👏👏

We’ve just launched a Student Profile Boost Group – a brand new community created by My Great First Job, to help the young people we work with to level up their LinkedIn game. 🙌 ✅ Want to develop a great profile? ✅ Looking to develop your skills and confidence on the platform? ✅ Keen to learn from top experts for free? This is the place for you!

Free recording of webinar - How To Write a Great First CV.

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