Simon Holdings’ new recruit discusses life after sixth form – Part 3
This is the third in a three-part article by Cassie Brummitt, summer employee of Simon Holdings Plc, on the options available to students after they leave college. Click here to go back to part 1, or here for part 2. This section will discuss another after-college option: beginning full-time work.
Many people choose not to go to university at all, which is a perfectly valid choice. Some are not interested in academic study, in which case there may be vocational opportunities available to them, whereas some simply want to get started in full-time work.
In Emily’s case, she changed her mind several times as to what career choice she wanted to make, which is pretty normal. At college she studied for a diploma in Childcare, but she was disillusioned by her experiences in a nursery in which she was underpaid and overworked, and she began reconsidering her employment and career options.
After questioning herself for some time, she decided she would start full-time Childcare work while pursuing her passion of modelling on the side, instead of dedicating herself to another three years of study; however, the combination of such taxing work, modelling, and moving out of her parents’ house has made things difficult for her.
She soon found that becoming independent and finding careers in the Surrey area, close to her family, was more difficult than she had expected, and that the general advice she had been given at school about gaining work didn’t help her situation at all. What she needed was honest and helpful career advice.
Because I’ve been working at Jenrick and have seen the help the company can provide, I referred her here and she received expert guidance from recruitment consultants in the Walton area, and she is in the process of being given a job in Weybridge in a supportive nursery nearby at flexible hours and with decent pay.
The thing that struck me about Emily’s (and Josh’s) experiences is how different the workplace is, compared to how it’s presented at school. Emily, who was once so sure of her career path, had her plans rendered almost completely useless because she wasn’t taught how to solve the problems she faced. I consider myself very lucky because I have my next three years planned out, giving me time to learn and develop before I return to look for a full-time job in Walton or nearby areas.
Overall, though, there are countless job opportunities and other options for students leaving college, and each person’s situation is different. Not everyone knows what they want to do for the next few months, much less the next few years, and higher education is just one way of progressing into the world.
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