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Trialing live Career WorkOut online
Given the uncertainty about when students will return to school, and how social-distancing requirements will play out over coming months, Worktree is suspending all face-to-face Career WorkOut sessions between now and July. "It's hugely disappointing to be losing the...
Worktree launch exciting new pilot – Career Snapshot
Worktree is excited to announce that we are taking this Covid-19 lock–down period as an opportunity to create and develop an all new way to deliver employer encounters to students.
Help create new job cards game
Worktree is producing a new set of trumps-style Job Cards for young people to use at school and home (similar the World of Work cards we produced years ago, pictured). We need help from our volunteers to get the data right. If you have one of the jobs below, please...
Popular volunteering
In the first two terms of 2019-20, a total of 721 volunteers from 298 companies have participated in Career WorkOut sessions in schools. Volunteer feedback has been more positive than ever. 99% agree that 'Talking to the students made me feel more positive about my...
Anything I can do to help the next generation – Carl Yeomanson
(This also published in All About Business, April 2020.) Carl Yeomanson is owner and director of Plumbing & Gas Solutions Limited, which was 10 years old in March and employs 16 people. As well as providing unique and bespoke services, Carl is committed to...
Really impressed by the young people – Graeme Woodhouse and Libby Hallows, Santander
Graeme Woodhouse has been a Compliance Monitoring Consultant at Santander UK PLC since 2018. Recently he and Santander colleague Libby Hallows took part in Career WorkOut at Sir Herbert Leon Academy. "These sessions are great fun and engaging," said Graeme, "also...
Great to answer questions about apprenticeships in construction – Suzanne Moss, Ringway
Suzanne Moss, Business Manager at Ringway (highway maintenance services), attended a Career WorkOut session with Year 10 students at Sir Herbert Leon Academy. “As it was National Careers Week, I went online to book up for a Worktree Career WorkOut session and brought...
I found this to be an incredibly rewarding experience – Lily Harrison, Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Dentons
Lily Harrison of Dentons is a Paralegal in the Property Litigation department and a Future-Trainee solicitor, due to commence a Training Contract in 2021. Lily has been at the firm in her current role since April 2018. "I became aware of the Career WorkOut sessions...
Worktree Quiz Night 2020 – Photo Gallery
Have a look a the photos from our fantastic Worktree Quiz Night 2020!
Career WorkOut helps young people prepare for work life, Ali Khan and Imogen Carpenter – Mirus IT Solutions
Ali Khan and Imogen Carpenter from Mirus IT Solutions attended their first Career WorkOut session at Hazeley Academy earlier this week. Ali is a Business Development Executive and has been with Mirus IT Solutions for 2 years. "I got involved because my Manager...
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