We are also keen to see more young people consider careers in financial services and so we are partnering with not-for-profit Growing Ambitions to encourage career speaking volunteering. We are urging our employees and clients to volunteer a half-an-hour talk about their job and career - whatever they are - to young people near where they live or work.
Careers advisers are often under-resourced and need the input from the world of work. Their young people need information to help them make informed career choices.
Whether you are a member of our staff, a customer or a visitor to our site, you can sign up - it takes just a few minutes - through the Oriel Volunteering Portal. Speak just once if you want to, and then opt out. Over 800 career types are catered for on the website.
Four steps
1 Register to Speak - it takes a few minutes to complete a screen at the Oriel Volunteering Portal
2 Wait to be contacted by a careers adviser (from a school, college or uni near your home or workplace)
3 To and fro by email with them to fix a good date and time
4 Go in and speak.
Here's a Speaker's Guide with a few useful tips.
Encourage your colleagues and friends to volunteer to register to speak about their jobs as well. Visit the Oriel Volunteering Portal and you'll find useful FAQs, too.
SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNI LOOKING FOR CAREERS SPEAKERS, especially those in financial services?
To access career speakers, create an Education Account and search for Speakers from your locality.
