Volunteer Stories
It’s a really engaging way to support schools in the local community – Catherine Suter, Volkswagen Group UK Ltd
Catherine Suter, Aftersales Loyalty Manager of Volkswagen Group UK Ltd has taken part in a number of Virtual Career WorkOut sessions. Read on to find out why Catherine volunteers with Worktree. "When I was at school, I never imagined that I would be working in...
Career WorkOut volunteering is good for Women in Transport
Sonya Byers, CEO of Women in Transport, recently volunteered in a Virtual Career WorkOut session with Year 8 students from St. Paul’s RC School. “It was suggested to me by another volunteer, Gary Lincoln of TXM Group, who is very passionate about Worktree,” she...
The opportunity to understand and explore an industry that one day may become a young person’s future is invaluable – Hannah Towns, Amazon
Hannah Towns is an Operations Intern at Amazon and has only been in her role for 3 months. Hannah approached Worktree a few months ago to discuss getting involved with Worktree events. Read on to find out more about why Hannah wants to get involved. "I came across...
Inspiring young people by providing a real example of work – Meredith Cade-Westcombe, Xero
Worktree welcomes Xero, a cloud accounting software business, as the latest local company to join its Virtual Career WorkOut program. Early in March Meredith Cade-Westcombe, a Customer Experience Team Leader (Banking & Security) for Xero since 2015, took part in...
“It changed the direction of my life” – Jacqui Wilkins, VI Creative
Jacqui Wilkins, MD of Visual Identity Creative Ltd, has been lead designer for the new ‘Find Your Job!’ card games that Worktree has been developing for schools (also available in an online version) during lockdown. “It’s been a pleasure working with Worktree to...
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...
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...
