Mental health

Episode 110: How to get a graduate job with Think Ahead

In the 110th episode of the UK’s number 1 career podcast, I have a very special guest returning to the show after a gap of 5 years. An innovative graduate scheme which offers a fast-track route into the field of mental health social work, it is, of course, the brilliant Think Ahead scheme. In today’s…

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Episode 92 – When is the best time to apply for a graduate job?

Hello and welcome to the 92nd episode of the Graduate Job Podcast. In today’s episode I tackle a listener question, which is when is the best time to apply for a graduate job? Is it better to apply during your final year, or once you have graduated? In this episode I take you through the pros…

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Episode 90 – My experience working as an IPS Employment Specialist

Hello and welcome to the 90th episode of the Graduate Job Podcast.  Today is the follow up episode to episode 86 where I spoke with Martina Gibbons, recruitment lead for IPS Grow. As a reminder, IPS stands for Individual Placement and Support, and it is an NHS backed graduate scheme which is rapidly expanding and…

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Episode 86 – How to get a graduate job with IPS Grow as an Employment Specialist

Hello and welcome to the 86th episode of the Graduate Job Podcast where I am joined on the show by IPS Grow. IPS stands for Individual Placement and Support, and it is a NHS backed graduate scheme which is rapidly expanding and looking for graduates to join as Employment Specialists who will help to place…

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Episode 32 – How to get a job in mental health social work with Think Ahead

Welcome to the 32nd episode of the Graduate Job Podcast. We focus down again for episode 32, which is the second of our two-part special on graduate jobs in social work, as I speak to Ivan Wise, Recruitment Director at Think Ahead. We delve into Think Ahead and its groundbreaking 26-month graduate social work programme,…

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