by Saida Mahamed | Feb 24, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
Prior to joining Making The Leap, I was a recent graduate who struggled greatly with finding a job – particularly because the pandemic had crippled the job market. I also had extreme difficulties during interviews because I suffered from a stutter. I quickly...
by Saida Mahamed | Feb 10, 2021 | Front Page News, News & Blog, Posts
This week is National Apprenticeship Week 2021, and it is a brilliant opportunity to celebrate and showcase the great things that an apprenticeship can offer. In recent years, apprenticeships have started to become more mainstream as organisations clearly recognise...
by Saida Mahamed | Feb 9, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
A success story in the style of a poem from Paraag, one of our Fellows who graduated in July 2020: It was the summer of 2018 I thought I achieved my dream, Where after seven years of struggle, I got my degree!! An Accounting and Management BSc, Graded...
by Saida Mahamed | Jan 13, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
I am beyond grateful to have had the privilege of not only graduating but also accessing a fantastic career opportunity in 2020. It was not an easy feat, and this past year gives a perfect depiction of the struggle and difficulty that many young people like me have...
by Saida Mahamed | Jan 1, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
Before Making the Leap, I had finished my undergraduate degree and was writing up my final project for my master’s degree. I thought it would be a good time to start applying for jobs so I would have one lined up once I completed the master’s program. I found it...
by Saida Mahamed | Jan 1, 2021 | Posts, Success Stories
I recently graduated with my master’s degree in Filmmaking at Kingston University in January 2020. After graduating, I was applying for jobs, struggling to get through to the interview stage due to the lack of work experience I had. It was a job role that was posted...
