by Amy Walker | May 6, 2021 | News & Blog, Posts
The UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) held the fourth annual Social Mobility Business Seminar in April. The Social Mobility Buisness Seminar was the first event in the SOMO2021 calendar and provided a great chance for those interested in social mobility or for...
by Amy Walker | Apr 30, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
I graduated with a degree in Set Design for Screen in the middle of the pandemic, due to this it meant I didn’t gain the valuable industry connections or have the support I had hoped to gain through university. As a result, I found it hard to find jobs in my field or...
by Amy Walker | Apr 19, 2021 | News & Blog, Posts
The fourth annual Social Mobility Business Seminar will be held, for the first time, online on Wednesday 21st April, and will be the first event in the UK Social Mobility Awards 2021 calendar! The opening address at the event will be from Nadhim Zahawi MP,...
by Amy Walker | Apr 7, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
My name is Denise and before I joined Making The Leap, I was in Sixth Form struggling to figure out what my next steps would be. I had failed a majority of my GCSEs and I knew that I had to pick myself up and improve, this is where my journey of...
by Amy Walker | Mar 17, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
I graduated with an economics degree from a top London university and began my career as a Financial Analyst for a Real Estate Finance firm in the city until I was made redundant due to internal structural changes as a result of the pandemic. I found it incredibly...
by Amy Walker | Mar 8, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
Before Making The Leap (MTL), I was struggling with how to sell myself to employers and how to navigate my career path. I knew I had the relevant experience but never knew how to talk about myself or my skills in interviews or job applications. In October 2020, I...
