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HireHigher opens students’ eyes to exciting career opportunities in data centre industry

April 5, 2023

As part of its campaign to address the ongoing skills shortage in the data centre and cloud industry, HireHigher has brought together Rising Stars within…

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Making the data centre industry attractive to the next generation

September 20, 2022

Attending The DCA’s Data Centre Transformation Conference was a breath of fresh air (excuse the environmental pun). Not only was it ‘in-person’ but the desire…

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Interning for the council

September 23, 2019

Words from Matt Alexander, having completed a summer internship st Surrey Heath Borough council: Spending the summer interning in Economic Development at Surrey Heath has…

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An overrding feeling of worry by young people making decisions

July 12, 2019

Exam season is somewhat over, summer holidays are within reaching distance and many young people will now be thinking “what next”. In line with the…

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Coaching for those interested in coaching

February 11, 2019

This article explains how I became a sports coach. It talks about the benefits and challenges of being a sports coach, and it gives you…

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5 Top tips for GCSE students from award winning apprentice

November 16, 2018

GCSEs are hugely important qualifications that you spend most of your school career preparing for. But how important are they later on in life when…

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Underestimating the value of a gap year could be costly

August 28, 2018

Should gap years be given more weight in the post classroom decision making process? A recent workshop survey of a year 12 group, showed that…

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Your story through your lens – experience over advice

August 12, 2018

Careers advice for young people needs a rename and a rebrand.   Leaving education for employment is one of the hardest steps a young person…

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There’s always time for a new choice: ACA in your Thirties

June 27, 2018

At twenty-five years of age I was financing a billion-dollar crude oil position in the South African Government’s strategic stockpile facility. I was handling Trade…

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The whole truth and nothing but the truth

May 21, 2018

Meet a young lawyer working in Surrey   My name is Lucy and I am a current trainee solicitor with TWM Solicitors which is a…

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