Ask a careers adviser what they tell a nervous eighteen year old and you'll hear a familiar refrain; work out what job title you want, then work backwards. Pick the destination, plan the ladder, then climb. It's simple advice based on how careers worked for many years. It's also increasingly disconnected from how work actually gets structured, resourced for, and delivered.

The only way for early talent to navigate today's careers is to seek human connection and find opportunity beyond the job board.

For years, a CV has been the go-to document for assessing graduate talent. It tells employers where a student studied, what qualifications they've earned and the experience they've gained. But here's the problem: a CV only tells part of the story. It can't show curiosity, resilience, motivation or the ability to adapt. It doesn't reveal how someone approaches challenges, learns new skills or what drives them to succeed. And in today's job market, those qualities are becoming

With over a million young people now outside work, education and training, the case for a human-centred approach to early talent recruitment has never been more urgent.

Today’s career landscape is changing at such a rapid pace that even those with established careers are finding it a challenge. How do we prepare students for the future of careers when many changes are emerging in real time?

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