Career Starter connects young people, education and employers - from first inspiration to first opportunity.
We believe talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn't.
Career Starter exists to help change that.
We want every young person to have the chance to discover what they are capable of, understand where their skills could take them and see opportunities they might never have considered.
At the same time, we want employers to have better ways to connect with the people who could become their future workforce.
So we're building the bridge between the two.
With experience spanning careers education, guidance and recruitment, we understand the challenges from both sides.
We're creating practical ways for young people to explore their skills, discover industries and connect what they know about themselves with the world of work.
And we're helping employers introduce their industries to a wider range of future talent.
We support, educate and mentor our candidates throughout the recruitment process whilst working with you to understand your challenges regarding recruiting, retaining and developing young talent into your organisation.
As well as targeting potential candidates through our unique network we also have access to more traditional recruitment methods (job boards / LinkedIn / social media / candidate referrals) to ensure full market coverage providing you with thorough service and shortlist.
We connect the whole journey.
Education → Employer Engagement → Opportunity
Most organisations work at one point along this journey.
We deliberately bring the different pieces together.
Our careers expertise Through 20 years building long term relationships with 50+ schools and colleges and supporting tens of thousands of students to develop their careers skills, knowledge and networks, we understand young people and education.
Our employer relationships Through our employer engagement work, employer resource development and recruitment specialism; we understand what businesses need.
Our recruitment expertise With 20 years recruitment expertise specialising in early careers and access to thousands of young people we understand how talent ultimately moves into employment and put you in front of that talent.
Our Careers Possibility Pack and skills-focused initiatives create practical ways to bring these worlds together.
Could you help us build the future workforce?
Our ambition is to create stronger connections between education and employment — helping young people make better-informed choices while helping employers develop the diverse, skilled and motivated workforce they need.
We're looking for businesses, funders, education and skills partners and organisations who share our ambition to create stronger connections between young people and the world of work.
We are currently looking to build partnerships with:
BUSINESS Employers who want to engage with and develop future talent.
FUNDERS and STRATEGIC PARTNERS Organisations who want to invest in skills, opportunity and pathways into employment and who share our ambition to improve the transition from education into employment.
EDUCATION & SKILLS PARTNERS Organisations who can help us reach more young people and create meaningful opportunities.