Monthly Archives: June 2015

Time for professions to follow the best examples and judge ability to do the job not ‘holidays you’ve been on, places you’ve visited’

June 15, 2015

The Social Mobility Foundation today echoes the call by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission to make access to a top job genuinely meritocratic and suggests they follow the examples of the leading firms in their fields. Research published by the Commission today shows that too many firms are judging candidates on factors ‘associated […]

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“There were a whole host of students my age with the intelligence and potential to work in these elite sectors”

June 8, 2015

There are a great deal of challenges in modern life, not least of which is the job market. When you start out at school with teachers and peers urging you to discover what you want in life, it can be incredibly difficult to think about what to do, or even how to get there. Now […]

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The SMF: The Stepping Stone You Need

June 1, 2015

Faced with the pressure to make the grades, decide on universities and execute outstanding applications, sixth form can be a time of stress and panic. Often, questions arise about the future and whether certain career paths are viable. ‘What job am I going to have? How do I decide between the thousands of degree courses […]

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