Experience

Coventry University London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Careers Development consultant

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Currently look after undergrads and post grads studying, Hospitality and Tourism, Accounting and Finance, Fashion management and Marketing. I do a lot of work around making students work ready this can include developing their soft skills by a series of interactive in class session that sets practical challenges to complete using construction kits. I also develop links with employers to arrange off visit for our students as well as getting speakers in to talk about careers in their sector.



The London Careers Exchange

• Founder

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Founding a peer to peer networking scheme across london allowing careers profesionals to share best practice with diffrent institutions Founding a peer to peer networking scheme across london allowing careers profesionals to share best practice with diffrent institutions



GSM London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Faculty employability consultant

  • Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

• Careers adviser

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

  GSM London was founded in 1973, and to date has educated over 20,000 students from London, the UK and internationally. GSM London is a smaller institution that is dedicated to providing career focussed degrees from a short course in tourism management to a fully fledged accounting degree. Our smaller portfolio of courses means we can provide our students with a degree qualification that offer the skills that employers are looking for in subjects that the competitive business world are wanting.I look after the Business management students of and offer support in a number of ways such as •One-to-one career coaching•Skills development workshops•Careers in the classroom teaching•Networking events•Employer events •Themed careers weeks•Careers and Jobs Fairs•CV and application checking•Job and work experience opportunities•Extensive online resources•Video, telephone and in-person interview practice•Psychometric and strengths tests



Global Solution Services

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Careers Adviser

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

  Working on a new project aimed at getting 16-18 year olds back into education and offering support along the way, this include complete application form guidance as to what course to take, help with UCAS application as well as a variety of other skills this consultative approach is dictated by the needs of the clients.I working alongside local authorities and education, apprenticeships and training providers.Currently developing links between educational and training providers.Although the programme has referrals I am able to be responsible for outreaching accessing these NEETs . Split between Richmond and Kingston.



Guildford College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Information and advice officer

  • Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Working as part of the Careers team to offer advice and answer question on matters relating to courses. Split between two campuses one a traditional college offering mainly academic options and the other a vocational setting focusing on Horticulture. Offering impartial advise on or a broad range of academic and vocational qualifications Working as part of the Careers team to offer advice and answer question on matters relating to courses. Split between two campuses one a traditional college offering mainly academic options and the other a vocational setting focusing on Horticulture. Offering impartial advise on or a broad range of academic and vocational qualifications



New Haw Community Hub

• Fundraiser / trustee

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

  Since being granted CIO status in September 2015, new haw community hub is being set up at fromScratch and with the simple aim of better the local community via assistant with welfare , careers advice , IT we am to have an open door. We are currently building the premises in which to operate from. In the mean time I amRaising funds and awareness for the hub. Since being granted CIO status in September 2015, new haw community hub is being set up at fromScratch and with the simple aim of better the local community via assistant with welfare , careers advice , IT we am to have an open door. We are currently building the premises in which to operate from. In the mean time I amRaising funds and awareness for the hub.



PeoplePlus UK

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Client advisor / Sales Champion for Surrey

  • Mar 2013 - Nov 2015

  A4e was bought out in April 2015 and merged with Avanta to form people plus I work with a specific caseload of around seventy people and specialise in working with the 18-24 year olds (NEETs) as well as the customers from an executive, professional and graduate background. I adopt a consultative approach tailored to the individual’s situations and needs. This might range from developing their CV to offering in-depth careers advice based on their education and personal ambitions.I am based over two office Guildford and Epsom I am also the sales champion for Surrey this mean I drive employer engagement though the region encourage participation and weekly conference calls to share best practice. This job challenges me as I get the opportunity to work with a variety of people that I hadn’t had to work with professionally before such as ex-offenders, prison leavers, MAPPAs and ESOL customers.I enjoy the sense of achievement from working with the individuals; helping them overcome the barriers to employment and then finally helping to place them into work.



Guildford job club/ pub

• Volunteer employment mentor

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  The Guildford job club is funded in part by the European skills agency and is attracting international attention for the good work it has been doing. I help run the job pub which is a drop-in centre held in the Stoke pub in Guildford. I focus mainly on CVs and offer advice on how to proceed with applications. The Guildford job club is funded in part by the European skills agency and is attracting international attention for the good work it has been doing. I help run the job pub which is a drop-in centre held in the Stoke pub in Guildford. I focus mainly on CVs and offer advice on how to proceed with applications.



Reed

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Recruitment Consultant

  • May 2012 - Sep 2012



Government Knowledge

• Sales officer

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2012



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Gatherer

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2011



Trade Direct Insurance Services Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Interviewer

  • Nov 2010 - Jul 2011



Giles insurance brokers

• Assistant underwriter

  • Nov 2009 - Jul 2010