about hirehigher
- that young people entering post-16 education should feel they have choices and options, regardless of their passions and exam results.
- that early careers opportunities are vital to bridging the gap between the world of traditional academia and the leaders of tomorrow.
- that revolutionising careers education, guidance, and those formative early years in the working world is within our grasp, and we are determined to seize this opportunity with both hands.
Adelle Desouza
Founder
Steve Hone
CEO & Founder of The Data Centre Alliance
Mike Meyer
Managing Director of Portman Partners
Laura Allwood
Rising Star of the Year 2024
Xavier Plowright
Rising Star of the Year 2023
HireHigher was born after Adelle experienced redundancy and took some time to travel.
However, the concept had been brewing for years.
Since leaving the classroom, Adelle frequently returned to her own school as a guest speaker during her university years and worked on York University’s first-ever alumni mentoring programme. Her passion for guiding young people in their next steps features in press coverage and industry presentations dating back to 2013.
Having made progress quickly in the UK, HireHigher spread a little further from home and Adelle began working remotely and with Edtech firms over in Australia to support its efforts in reducing the talent shortage.
The Rising Star Programme launched to formally address the skills shortage specific to the Digital Infrastructure industry.
The first student tours of live datacentres began across London, formalising a schedule of works for college students to see where the internet lives.
HireHigher has helped hundreds of businesses connect with thousands of students and is beginning its work in Ireland.
