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Albert
Before my journey with Making The Leap, I had struggled to land my ideal job and found the job market very tough, especially given that I had just graduated with a Bachelors in Business and Management. It took me well over 4 years to land my ideal role, which was very...
Jasmin
My name is Jasmin. I have a background in law and did my masters in Human Rights. For a very long time, I thought I wanted to be a lawyer. Before I joined Making the Leap, my friend Joanne told me, “There’s this amazing program you should definitely go on it”. I was a...
Aziza’s Success
Aziza completed the ACE workshop in September of this year and has since secured a role with a financial management consultancy firm. Here’s what she had to say: “My name is Aziza. Prior to Making The Leap, I was struggling to make headway with my applications. I got...
Josh
Josh completed our workshop in September this year (2023), and showed real drive and creativity in the workshop. He has now secured a role at Paramount Pictures as a Content Producer “Having just recovered from a 6-month stint at home with long covid, I was ready to...
How Sandra Made The Leap
After completing our workshop and gaining experience as a runner at a TV production company, Sandra now works in Research Development and has published a poetry collection. My current role is a Junior Development Researcher at 72 Films which is a production company...
Neema
Before Making The Leap, I was defeated and my career goals were not clear. I had graduated with a first-class degree in Law, but I had yet to secure a full-time role in the legal sector, even though I had plenty of interviews. Consequently, I knew I needed help with...
Ray’s Success Story
Ray graduated from our ACE Programme recently and has secured a role with Lidl in HR. Check out what she has to say!
Julian
After finishing university, I had trouble getting to the interview stage for the jobs I had been applying to. This was a huge hit to my confidence, especially with my confidence in how good my CV was. I joined the Virtual ACE Programme in September 2020, hoping to...
Jadine
Before Making The Leap, I graduated in 2019 with a degree in Fashion Promotion and Communication. Post-graduation, I freelanced at a Digital Marketing agency and in 2020, I decided I wanted to pursue a full-time career in public relations. I soon found out that PR is...
Jasmine
I recently graduated from the University of East Anglia (in June) and studied Marketing and Management. In the first month of finishing my degree, I struggled to find jobs as I got to the final stages of interviews, and it didn’t progress any further. I found out...
Nnamdi
Before Making The Leap, I had just completed a level 2 qualification in business admin with an organisation called Achieving for Children. During my time at Achieving for Children, I found that there were many benefits, such as having a number of networking...
Tasmin
Before Making The Leap, I had recently graduated with a BA in Illustration. I was completing my studies when the pandemic hit, so it was even harder to find a job within the arts. I found out about Making The Leap through the Jobcentre. Through the Jobcentre, I...