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Should be an inspiring event

Yesterday I took part in a careers fair at my kids school where I spent 90 minutes talking about my career in IT and answering questions from the children in year 5 & 6. The groups were split into 10 - 15 children at a time and by the 8th group I had my pitch down to a fine art. The most popular questions were: Q)What’s your favourite place to travel to with work? A)India I think and fortunately I’m back there in a couple of weeks! Q)Who’s your favourite F1 driver? A)Official answer = Lewis Hamilton but the Hexagon line is anyone driving for Red Bull Racing Q)What’s your favourite Greggs Pasty? A)Sausage and Bean melt no contest it’s the god tier bakery treat. Q)What do you earn? A)Enough to have a nice house, a nice car and the occasional nice holiday 😆 Some of my favourite questions though were: Why do you like working in IT? What do you do in a normal day and when did you decide what you wanted to do when you grew up? All great questions but the thing that really struck me was how eager the kids were to ask questions. There wasn’t one group where the questions didn’t flow and I was forced to fill the time (and people who know me well know how much I hate awkward silence and tend to babble to try and fill it). Refreshingly all kids engaged and asked questions and thankfully seemed interested in my reply! Gave me lots of hope for the future and made me think about how as a real life grown up I can learn from the engagement those kids showed in the sessions yesterday!

📢 Exciting Day at Bangor University’s Careers Fair! Our co-founder, Robert Lewis, had the honor of being a guest speaker today at Bangor University. Rob shed light on the dynamic world of financial planning, emphasising the plethora of opportunities awaiting young talents in an industry that’s ripe for fresh perspectives. Topics included: 🔍 Restricted vs. Independent Advice. 🎓 Financial Adviser Academies. 🔧 How tech and stringent regulations are reshaping the landscape. It’s more than just a job; it’s about shaping the financial future! Let’s inspire the next generation to rejuvenate an age-old industry. #FinancialPlanning #BangorUniversity #CareersInFinance #TheFutureIsNow

Thanks to Aldenham School for asking me to exhibit at their careers fair today. I was amazed by the interest and inquisitive questions posed by the students, and its certainly made me want to inspire more young people who, hopefully, will enter a superb profession in the not too distant future. We need more young advisers coming into the industry, so fingers crossed I managed to make an impression on a small number of intelligent, young people. Ps - when did I get to the point where it seems appropriate to refer to students as ‘young people’?! #wealthmanagement #careers #financialplanning #islinwm

EmpFest Day 6! We are back with events on Monday 16 October but that doesn’t mean enhancing your employability during EmpFest stops there. Here are three things you could do today to work on your employability: 1. Look into the Autumn Careers Fair which is happening on Tuesday next week (17 October). Our EmpFest webpages on the Kent Website will tell you about who is going to be there and ways in which you can prepare to make the most out of the event. 2. Book a Careers Appointment through the Uni Kent Careers Hub. This week give you a lot to think about? Take the next step and book an appointment with one of our trained careers advisors who can discuss ways in which you can move towards your desired career path. 3. Log your Employability Points. Did you know our Employability Points scheme rewards you for your co-curricular activity? Why not take some time this weekend to log some activities on MyFolio and start earning your points which can be cashed in for rewards in term 2. EP Points are also a great talking point for your CV. Have a look at the Careers website for more https://lnkd.in/eTHhSMmN

Exciting news! On Wednesday, February 14th, the Talent Acquisition team will be on the University of Maine campus for their Career Fair. If you're attending, be sure to stop by Camden National Bank's booth and say hello to Kate Bellmore, Jessica McKenna, Cassandra Noyes, and myself. We would love to chat with you about careers at Camden National Bank and share information about our Retail Banking Trainee Summer Program!! #CamdenCareers #CamdenCheer

Having just completed my first 6 weeks into my second year studying Business Management, I am excited to use this reading week to attend the careers fairs during this reading week. I will also use this time to reflect on the topics we have already covered and use this to my advantage when completing my assignments. I am excited to start this next chapter of learning! #mmu #business

Yes. Yes. I have become slightly obsessed with the NFL post Taylor & Kelce (but I am not the only one). However, working in Indian Sport for the last 15 years (Yes, and do not age me!) has exposed me to the Business side of the NFL. Sports Newsletters and American Websites have provided more and a lot more insight about the NFL - and it has been a fascinating learning experience that has been so awe inspiring. I want to know more and I want to see more because they are doing it so so well. This is just one of the examples of what they are getting right - building a platform to give their athletes a future to look forward to with dignity and respect. The professional athlete brings a lot to the boardroom table! What else could you expect from a Human Being who chases one goal constantly for years! They have built themselves to be focused, disciplined and so so resilient and they would be the perfect team player! Spaces for this are so essential for the Indian Athlete as well and I wish we could find a way to give them more than a 'coaches' job, or the 'Railways posting'. So much to learn and so much to think about what we can do and should be doing. Sport is collaborative and competitive - which is why it makes it so easy to want to learn from each other. (Also, welcome to the Chief's Kingdom. :))

Engaging with the younger generation is vital to our vision of using the built environment as a force for good. Mutual understanding between generations will help sustainability and social value to remain core values of development.   It is with these aims in mind that we attended Babbasa’s Aim High Careers Fair last week to help encourage young people into the industry, read more below about the importance of having these conversations with the workforce of the future: https://lnkd.in/eBh8eyRT