This was his third year running the session and the change has been incredible to see: Year 1: around 10 students 📈Year 2: about 25 students ⬆️ This year: approximately 75 students! That’s a huge increase and a clear sign of how Apprenticeships are capturing the attention and enthusiasm of A Level students more than ever before.

Dale had the pleasure of delivering two live virtual sessions for 6th Form students at Springwood High School in King’s Lynn. 😊

Dale had the pleasure of visiting Uppingham School in Rutland for the first time to talk all things Degree Apprenticeships. He delivered two sessions - one for Year 12, and one for Year 13, and both groups were really engaged.

It’s always a privilege to help young people think about their futures, but today at Queensbury Academy it came with something extra special… Because I met a World Champion! 🥋🌍 Oliwier Mizinski – 2024 ITF Taekwondo World Champion. Incredible! As students worked on their CVs, Oliwier asked me a question: “Should I even put that on my CV? It’s not really relevant to Cyber Security.”

Last week Dale had the privilege of returning to Woodbridge School in Suffolk for a packed day of talks and coaching sessions on Degree Apprenticeships and LinkedIn 🚀. He started with a session to the entire 6th Form on LinkedIn, showing students how to showcase their achievements, explore opportunities, and build meaningful connections. It’s been brilliant to see so many of them subsequently setting up profiles, and posting and engaging on the platform. 👏

Ask a room full of 15-year-olds what they think about Apprenticeships, and you’ll get everything from ‘pointless’ to ‘life-changing’ all in the space of 5 minutes. Earlier this Summer, as part of a residential organised by Villiers Park Educational Trust at University of Bath, Dale worked with high-achieving Year 10 students from areas of the UK where opportunities can be tougher to find. We were exploring the reality of Apprenticeships, and what they could mean for their fut

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.

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 of this recently. And he encouraged celebrating 🥳 what HAS been achieved rather than focusing on what hasn’t. I love that perspective. Thanks Kamil Jazwinski for that positivity!! So here’s to the NEW achievements so far in 2025 at My Great First Job: 📰 Launched a weekly careers-focused newsletter for educators and parents 👉 Delivered tr

Dale had the fantastic opportunity to visit Campion School in Northamptonshire for their Careers Fair, promoting Apprenticeships and helping students explore exciting career paths. It was amazing to meet so many eager Year 8 and Year 10 students, as well as reconnect with some familiar faces: ✨ Anna – Dale helped Anna kickstart her career in a law firm when she first left school, before her career moved into nursing and healthcare. ✨ Sophie – Dedicated to helping young people

120 LinkedIn profiles created, 50 student CVs - My Great First Job’s first visit to Scotland! Dale had the fantastic opportunity to work with students at Glenalmond College, marking My Great First Job’s first in-person training at a Scottish school - and what a brilliant experience it was! ✅ 50 CVs created ✅ 120 LinkedIn profiles set up ✅ 40 staff attended a CPD session on LinkedIn The response and student engagement was incredible. Students left with tangible results - from

What a fantastic start to NationalCareersWeek25 here at Montsaye Academy! 🎉 Today, we had the privilege of hosting two incredible workshops led by Dale Willis for our Year 12 Sixth Form students: 🔍How to Find Work Experience opportunities 🔗LinkedIn For Students A huge thank you to Dale Willis for sharing invaluable insights with our students! We can’t wait to see how our Year 12’s put their newfound knowledge into action as they take the next steps in their career journeys

Excellent students from Royal Hospital School fully focussed Dale from My Great First Job, delivered an insightful session for Royal Hospital School's Year 12 pupils on LinkedIn’s importance. They learned to optimise their profiles, network effectively, and use LinkedIn as a digital CV. Dale then led breakout sessions, providing hands-on support and answering questions. Royal Hospital School "A huge thank you for the invaluable guidance. We can’t wait to see where this talent