Long Road Careers e-mag, Issue 1

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Welcome to the first Careers e-mag for 2020. Clearly, we are living through challenging times as we do our best to manage our new lifestyles, but it is nice to think that using this time wisely might help to develop stronger careers plans for the future. What a great opportunity to exploit – time to really think about what you would like to achieve in the future

A WARM WELCOME

and how to do that. What steps do you need to take to achieve those goals? On a fortnightly basis, this Careers e-mag will release topical information for you to look at, and hopefully help you with your plans. It will include information about vacancies, insights into developing employability skills, links to useful information and organisations, interviews with trail-blazing students, and links to a range of social media to keep you “in the loop” about developments in the main progression routes of HE, Apprenticeships, Gap Year and Job Seeking.

We hope you enjoy it.

Andy Goodwin-

Head of Progression and Careers Leader

Eloise Wells- Careers Assistant Emma Greenhill- Careers Assistant


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BIG OPPORTUNITIES JUST IN!

Apprentice Receptionist/Office Support

Electrify your future with an Audi Apprenticeship!

Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) is the charity

Want to work for one of the world’s leading automotive

dedicated to making Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie Hospitals

brands? Audi is an exceptional brand that is continually

even better – we fund research, equipment, innovation and

progressing in providing the latest innovative

roles that takes the diagnosis, treatment and care

technologies and solutions to the challenges their

Addenbrooke’s offers from great to excellent.

customers are facing every day. Audi are fuelled by a passion to create the ultimate customer experience, and

As an Apprentice you will be responsible for meeting and

are looking to invest in individuals who can help them

greeting visitors, answering the phone and directing callers,

achieve their ambitious plans.

taking messages, incoming and outgoing post, ordering stationery supplies, booking meeting rooms and fulfilling

The Audi Apprenticeship Programme is an incredible

catering, counting donations, preparing mailings, scanning

opportunity to learn and earn through gaining a nationally

and photocopying paperwork and managing and filing

recognised qualification. There are a variety of paths

paperwork.

which Audi apprentices can take such as being a Service Technician, a Parts Advisor or a Service Advisor. All Audi

As well as off the job training within ACT Office we would

apprentices work in an Audi Centre, an environment

ask the successful applicant to attend a Business

which enables them to apply all of their new skills and

Administration course one day per week. In addition, you

knowledge in practice.

would receive visits from your Cambridge Regional College assessor.

CLICK HERE to apply.

CLICK HERE to apply.

All Audi apprentices work in an Audi Centre, an environment which enables them to apply all of their new skills and knowledge in practice."


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BIG OPPORTUNITIES JUST IN!

Technology Apprentice Schemes with Visa

Business Development Analyst Internship with techspert.io

It doesn’t matter if you have never studied IT before, we

techspert.io is a fast-growing technology startup based nearby

want to hear from risk takers and trailblazers who are

to the historic city centre of Cambridge, UK. We’ve developed

ambitious and captivated by technology to join our

AI-driven technology to revolutionise how knowledge is indexed,

exciting new traineeship. Join the diverse team at Visa,

identified, and sourced within the healthcare and life sciences

where we celebrate your individuality. You may have

sectors, and beyond. Our mission is to disrupt the expert network

just left school, want to return to work after some time

industry using cutting-edge machine learning technology.

out or perhaps you’d like to retrain and switch your career? Together, let’s transform the way the world

As an intern, you’ll work in a specific area of Business

pays!

Development Analytics. You’ll be part of the market-building team, using your own initiative to hunt for the right people for us

Our four-year Technology Apprenticeship offers the

to be contacting and building new workflows for us to try in our

opportunity to gain a broad range of technical

outreach process. You’ll be trained to use Linkedin navigator,

experience and business knowledge while studying. On

salesforce, salesloft and hubspot.

successful completion of the programme you will be awarded a BSc Hons degree qualification, debt free, whilst getting paid!

On successful completion of the programme you will be awarded a BSc Hons degree qualification, debt free, whilst getting paid!"

CLICK HERE to apply.

CLICK HERE to apply.


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SEE BELOW FOR FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES... Apprenticeship Programme at Christie's Current Apprenticeship Vacancies advertised with West Suffolk College Apprenticeships deadline approaching for Unilever Apprenticeships at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Careers in the Royal Air Force Apprenticeship Schemes with Virgin Media Food Technologist Degree at the Co-Op Engineering and IT Apprenticeships with Ford Audit Apprenticeships with KPMG

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT! We spoke to Kiera to ask her how she managed to land her very own apprenticeship from a Work Experience Placement.

Kiera, who studies Health and Social Care, knew university wouldn't be for her after Long Road, "I was thinking about going down the apprenticeship route because I knew that I didn't want to go to university and that I wanted to work and learn at the same time. I didn't know what I wanted to do for a career, but Eloise in the Careers Department helped me to find my placement in the Kindergarten at Stephen Perse. I felt very nervous as I have never been to a private school before and I didn't know what to expect, however, I was welcomed into the environment straight away. I got to do activities with the children and help to keep them busy so that they were not getting bored and restless!"

Having made an excellent impression on the school during her time on work experience, Kiera was told by her supervisor about the Stephen Perse apprenticeship scheme. "I was told I would be a good candidate for it. I had a think about it and decided that it would definitely be a good route to go down, so I decided to apply."

We're really pleased to hear that Kiera has been accepted and will begin her apprenticeship later in the year, so a huge well done!

We asked Kiera if she had any advice to offer students at Long Road - "Try anywhere for work experience, even if you've never thought about that particular sector before. I didn't know what I wanted to do and I thought that I would never be working with young children -and I now have an apprenticeship within a nursery with the company that I did my work experience with. So, people shouldn't say no to a place until they've tried it!"


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WORK EXPERIENCE FEEDBACK FROM OUR VERY OWN LONG ROAD STUDENTS...


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WEB HIGHLIGHTS NEED MORE INSPIRATION? THEN READ ON...

Not Going To Uni is the UK's leading website for college leavers.

They're dedicated to helping young people make informed decisions about their future by showing jobs and training that exist outside of traditional university. Its packed full of apprenticeships, distance learning, foundation degrees, gap years and voluntary work as well as ways to get a sponsored degree discover the alternatives to university.

CLICK HERE for more information.

Working Options in Education is a careers education programme for 16-19 year olds.

They run informative and motivational free sessions for those interested in working in the food, drink and retail industry, and have also developed an online information hub filled with 'how to' tips and insights!

CLICK HERE for more information.

QUICK TIP... Did you know that if

you are struggling to come up with a Careers Idea for the future, you could try using the college software- Kudos Ad!

CLICK HERE to find out more.

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