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!

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

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!

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.

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

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...

Dale had the fantastic opportunity to visit Campion School in Northamptonshire for their Careers Fair, promoting Apprenticeships and...

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120 LinkedIn profiles created, 50 student CVs - My Great First Job’s first visit to Scotland! Dale had the fantastic opportunity to work...

What a fantastic start to NationalCareersWeek25 here at Montsaye Academy! 🎉 Today, we had the privilege of hosting two incredible...