Applications and your profile
Most applications are rejected on things that are entirely fixable — half-finished information, questions answered in a rush, nothing that shows what you're actually like. These guides fix those.
You don't need to write a CV — build your profile instead
Blank-page CV writing rewards whoever has someone at home to help. Filling in your profile doesn't.
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The free-text boxes are where most applications are won or lost. Here's how to fill them.
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Interviews and assessments
What employers actually ask, how to prepare, and how video interviews and assessment centres work.
Choosing your route
Apprenticeship, university, T-Level or straight into work — how to compare them honestly.
Understanding apprenticeships
Levels, pay, your rights, how the training works, and what the day job is really like.
Work experience
How to find placements, what counts as experience, and how to turn it into an offer.
For parents and carers
A plain-English guide to apprenticeships and early careers, for the adults helping someone decide.